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(DIR) Post #Ab8FgI6nRQ7BXtwF04 by freemo@qoto.org
2023-10-25T15:03:52Z
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Why are we genetically programmed to find animals so cute? I would think as an omnivore finding your food cute would be counterproductive.My hypothesis is that we are supposed to eat meat as a last resort and prefer vegetables. So their cuteness acts as a deterrent so we prefer them less...Though the fact that meat tastes so good would seem to be a counterargument to that theory...
(DIR) Post #Ab8FqCLvhF32adjzpg by LouisIngenthron@qoto.org
2023-10-25T15:05:41Z
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@freemo The reason, as I understand it, is because the animals we tend to find cute have similar facial proportions to human babies (i.e. big eyes). Cats fit this pattern especially.
(DIR) Post #Ab8Fz8Jy3Ueigz5Fgm by freemo@qoto.org
2023-10-25T15:07:17Z
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@LouisIngenthron While there might be some truth to that I find things cute that are completely foreign to human likeness. In fact I find most animals, even insicts, to be cute.Also if this truely is a disadvantage to wanting to eat them I would think our brains would have created some extra barriers.
(DIR) Post #Ab8G1YHKW7fnmF0GP2 by LouisIngenthron@qoto.org
2023-10-25T15:07:45Z
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@freemo Okay, well I think you might be in the minority there, lol
(DIR) Post #Ab8G6sZUUoHSA82QWe by freemo@qoto.org
2023-10-25T15:08:40Z
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@LouisIngenthron Perhaps, but its not as unusual as it sounds... I do know lots of people that find almost all animals to be cute. maybe ill do an informal poll to see how much in the margins I really am :)
(DIR) Post #Ab8GElk1m2GRIPjFL6 by Extelec@mstdn.social
2023-10-25T15:10:04Z
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@freemo Are you sure its just not an evolutionary trait on behalf of the meat. Look Cute, don't get eaten.
(DIR) Post #Ab8GTyMD9OWklcq2dc by freemo@qoto.org
2023-10-25T15:12:49Z
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@Extelec I dont see anyone rushing to want to eat Trump :)
(DIR) Post #Ab8GWWJ9tRxyducpoe by freemo@qoto.org
2023-10-25T15:13:18Z
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@LouisIngenthron So started a poll here: https://qoto.org/@freemo/111296289415112384It is very early but so far 80%+ think all animals, including insects, are cute :)
(DIR) Post #Ab8GZkSHkc6TO8QwoC by Extelec@mstdn.social
2023-10-25T15:13:54Z
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@freemo There is the other side of this, look incredibly ugly, don't get eaten. There is a canny valley of edible food ?
(DIR) Post #Ab8H4g6zwuiYtXE1ui by LouisIngenthron@qoto.org
2023-10-25T15:19:31Z
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@freemo Mastodon may not be the most impartial place to hold that particular poll, lol, but I am interested to see the final results.
(DIR) Post #Ab8HAB0kUhKqAtvM12 by freemo@qoto.org
2023-10-25T15:20:29Z
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@LouisIngenthron there is nothing remotely scientific about such a poll, and yea there will be bias for sure.
(DIR) Post #Ab8HCMe6Cw1gq2NBaq by bonifartius@qoto.org
2023-10-25T15:20:54Z
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@freemo well, the proportions of babies (at least mammals) are hard wired into the brain to look cute.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuteness
(DIR) Post #Ab8HNtoREc8Yt9i2TY by freepeoplesfreepress@qoto.org
2023-10-25T15:22:58Z
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@freemo Dear Dr. Freemo: My hypothesis is that we are much higher in IQ on the evolutionary scale that we have adopted cute animals in a symbiotic relationship such as the cute cat 🐱 that chases off mice 🐁from our homes or the cute dog who acts as guard 💂 dog 🐕. Sincerely, Monica Andrews, Editor-in-chief, #FreePeoplesFreePress News
(DIR) Post #Ab8HOA9EV4HHYHYs6q by freemo@qoto.org
2023-10-25T15:23:02Z
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@bonifartius I find everything in this pciture cute except for the top right human
(DIR) Post #Ab8HQZfeZrkDHysMpU by freemo@qoto.org
2023-10-25T15:23:27Z
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@freepeoplesfreepress That wouldnt explain the people who find mice cute (such as me).
(DIR) Post #Ab8HwAWrabiUa0pVbc by freepeoplesfreepress@qoto.org
2023-10-25T15:29:11Z
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@freemo Dear Dr. Freemo: You always have a unique take on everything, I guess mice are cute until they destroy your house and eat all of your food, leave you starving and leave you homeless when your house burns down from mice chewing your electric wires.Sincerely, Monica Andrews, Editor-in-chief, #FreePeoplesFreePress News
(DIR) Post #Ab8I7UnoYOOMds9xUO by freemo@qoto.org
2023-10-25T15:31:11Z
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@freepeoplesfreepress if destroying things and eating allmy food was enough for me to not find something cute then I wouldnt find human babies cute either :)
(DIR) Post #Ab8ISn1G1FSxDobKhk by freepeoplesfreepress@qoto.org
2023-10-25T15:35:05Z
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@freemo Dear Dr. Freemo: I cannot argue with that, you are 100% right babies are cute and highly destructible!Sincerely, Monica Andrews, Editor-in-chief, #FreePeoplesFreePress News
(DIR) Post #Ab8J8QbJlCtbr4K4kC by freepeoplesfreepress@qoto.org
2023-10-25T15:42:36Z
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@freemo Dear Dr. Freemo: I guess if we had a jury trial on cuteness of animals, I would be disqualified as a possible and potential juror for exhibiting a known negative bias of cuteness. Sincerely, Monica Andrews, Editor-in-chief, #FreePeoplesFreePress News
(DIR) Post #Ab8JAsYOnqsR827tIW by freemo@qoto.org
2023-10-25T15:43:01Z
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@freepeoplesfreepress Adds up :)
(DIR) Post #Ab8K2S9nA74GtiA99U by mur2501@qoto.org
2023-10-25T15:52:43Z
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@freemo I counteract your statement,cause if it looks good, it tastes good :blobcatsuit:
(DIR) Post #Ab8SaYvLJBVRMdBCDI by admitsWrongIfProven@qoto.org
2023-10-25T17:28:31Z
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@freemo I'd say the genetic disposition would be relevant for the timespan humanity didn't specialize. If most people don't see the transition from animal to meat, i think the effects can easily be ignored, and humans are good at ignoring stuff they don't like and cannot change easily. So the question would be: did primitive humans find animals cute?
(DIR) Post #Ab8UhwZhyMPYeThwRM by davoloid@qoto.org
2023-10-25T17:44:16Z
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@LouisIngenthron @freemo Thinking about that aspect, it also requires a wide number of species to become cute by natural selection as a result of human hunting. Which is a relatively recent thing and certainly not at a global scale.More likely because there are common mammalian ancestors, hence facial morphologies, that kin affinity is lurking in the background. Many cute creatures have also been selectively bred over thousands of years, since their first domestication as useful tools.
(DIR) Post #Ab8Ura1gfAWDc8ODR2 by VoxDei@qoto.org
2023-10-25T17:54:00Z
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@freemo I suspect it's just coincidence. We're genetically programmed to find at least human babies cute (um, once they've stopped looking like gremlins, I guess), and I wouldn't be surprised if as an evolutionary hold-over from when we were all the things before humans that evolution finds it much easier to specify "find anything that looks young cute" over being species-specific for humanity.
(DIR) Post #Ab8W1ZWVUI0Yu88Laq by bonifartius@qoto.org
2023-10-25T18:07:01Z
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@freemo for me the baby variants are "cute" while the normal variants invoke more of "fellow being"-feel for me :)
(DIR) Post #Ab8d4jxbq2PTp3Ghoe by hans@hubzilla.hopto.org
2023-10-25T19:25:54Z
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Lot's of young animals use food as toys. Ok, even older cats do that.I would not kill domesticated animals to feed myself to be honest. I am not a vegetarian/vegan person but I do consume less meat.Maybe we simply have to much food to kill them?
(DIR) Post #AbAKvmT7jXEQ8XVUvY by LouisIngenthron@qoto.org
2023-10-26T15:12:09Z
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@freemo Looks like it came out pretty balanced, lol. Neither of our claims are well-supported. I was expecting much more of a blowout.
(DIR) Post #AbANWm2KVEvdQ3k30q by freemo@qoto.org
2023-10-26T15:41:13Z
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@LouisIngenthron indeed, interesting