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Cats, and apparently capybaras are an invasive species on social media. I don't hate them or anything but they show up everywhere in places they have new business being.

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[-] slazer2au@lemmy.world 59 points 4 months ago

There are no native species that they are disrupting to be classified as invasive.

[-] linearchaos@lemmy.world -1 points 4 months ago

Maybe if there are not native species, they are invasive by default?

[-] slazer2au@lemmy.world 16 points 4 months ago

The only native species on the internet are bugs but the cats don't seem to care for them.

[-] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 months ago

They're just here for the mouse. And the ergonomically comfy keyboard!

[-] tilefan@lemm.ee 9 points 4 months ago

non-native doesn't automatically mean invasive.

[-] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 22 points 4 months ago
[-] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 16 points 4 months ago

SO many cats! But still not nearly enough...

[-] jimmydoreisalefty@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago

What a Catastrophe!

I think people just like showing off their pets.

[-] RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago

Because cats are all little babies and I love every single one! I understand it could get annoying if one was only accepting of cats instead of adoring.

[-] jerkface@lemmy.ca 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

If you got a problem with capybaras then you got a problem with me, and I suggest you let that shower marinate for a while, bud.

[-] yuuunikki@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 4 months ago

As they should be

[-] over_clox@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago
[-] zephorah@lemm.ee 5 points 4 months ago

They are the necessary mental respite between the headlines and bullshit. Working as intended.

[-] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 4 points 4 months ago

Okay what happened with capybara's on the internet, what did I miss?

[-] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

There have been quite a few cute capybaras on the internet lately, still fewer than cats.

Btw, the only time to use an apostrophe for a plural is for the plural of a lowercase letter:

Strawberry is spelled with 3 r's.

That's because otherwise it's too confusing, especially in a case like:

Individual is spelled with 3 i's.

where is would look like the word is.

[-] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 2 points 4 months ago

Ah shoot, my language (Dutch) always uses an apostrophe for +s plurals if it ends on a vowel (telefoon > telefoons, but auto > auto's)

I've noticed I use those apostrophes too often in English, maybe because of this.

Thanks for bringing it to my attention!

[-] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago

I learned something interesting about Dutch today, thanks!

[-] linearchaos@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

They've been all over Instagram and TikTok. People have found the most personable and presentable capybaras. I actually came here to post this from that post.

[-] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 1 points 4 months ago

Instagram and TikTok

Ah, that's what I've missed! I thought it was a Lemmy thing and was wondering where the hell the capybara posts were since I didn't see any, even on All.

Thanks for the explanation!

[-] Bremmy@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 months ago

The best kind of invasive!

[-] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

If you are bothered by it, stop looking. If you are not, welcome to the family

[-] kemsat@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Same with dogs.

[-] VulKendov@reddthat.com 2 points 4 months ago

If anything is an invasive species on social media, it's bots

[-] Zwiebel@feddit.org 2 points 4 months ago
[-] P4ulin_Kbana@lemmy.eco.br 0 points 4 months ago

I don't like internet cats. Those low quality gifs don't have anything I can relate to. /srs

this post was submitted on 22 Aug 2024
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