Attributed to Bub
Cats
On the voluntary supervision of domestic spaces.
Filed under: Zoology · Household Authorities · Independent Observers
Cats do not live with humans.
Humans live under observation.
This arrangement has been stable for centuries and requires no correction.
A cat’s presence within a household is not incidental.
It is administrative.
Movement is monitored. Objects are evaluated for gravity compliance.
Sleeping arrangements are inspected nightly.
The common belief that cats are “pets” arises from a misunderstanding of authority structures.
Cats do not command. They simply allow.
Resistance to this arrangement is rare and ineffective.
“Of course Schrödinger’s Cat is dead! It was put in the box 91 years ago!”
“Of COURSE you can’t know the cat’s state until you open the box; we’re physicists, not psychics!”
“Of COURSE Schrödinger’s cat is both alive AND dead; we’re still waiting to prove that it’s NEITHER.”
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Cats require no explanation.
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