Cats are a social media invasive species.

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 pts · 2y (4 replies)

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

linearchaos@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 2y (3 replies)

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

slazer2au@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 2y (1 reply)

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

Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 2y

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

tilefan@lemm.ee · 9 pts · 2y

non-native doesn't automatically mean invasive.

OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 2y

Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 2y

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

jimmydoreisalefty@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 2y

What a Catastrophe!

I think people just like showing off their pets.

RebekahWSD@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 2y

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.

yuuunikki@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 6 pts · 2y

As they should be

jerkface@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 2y

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.

zephorah@lemm.ee · 5 pts · 2y

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

over_clox@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y

The Internet Is Made Of Cats...

https://youtube.com/watch?v=zi8VTeDHjcM

lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network · 4 pts · 2y (5 replies)

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

Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 2y (2 replies)

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 pts · 2y (1 reply)

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 pts · 2y

I learned something interesting about Dutch today, thanks!

linearchaos@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

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 pts · 2y

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 pts · 2y

The best kind of invasive!

Sam_Bass@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y

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

kemsat@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

Same with dogs.

VulKendov@reddthat.com · 2 pts · 1y

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

Zwiebel@feddit.org · 2 pts · 2y

*cough*

P4ulin_Kbana@lemmy.eco.br · 0 pts · 2y
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