HermsFeb 3
Rufus

I've been on #Mastodon for a month now, and I’ve just been posting pics of my #cats

A lot of people have interacted, and everyone's been kind and friendly

And I noticed, any time I have a sneaky look at one of your profiles, it's all anti-fascist! Trans rights! BLM! Anti-capitalist! Feminist! etc.

Which is another reason I love it here

Is it the cat pictures that bring out the kind and progressive people? Is there a connection? Or am I just lucky?

Molly thinks I'm lucky

#CatsOfMastodon

Feb 2 at 5:26pmWeb
Show threadGepkeFeb 2

@rufustheduck I love your alttext 😊

(and Molly too =)

Show threadRufusFeb 2
@geppiegep thank you! (and from Molly too)
Show threadElon Muksis 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 🇪🇺Feb 2
@rufustheduck https://www.iflscience.com/cat-people-are-more-intelligent-but-dog-lovers-have-their-positives-too-67592
Cat People Are More Intelligent, But Dog Lovers Have Their Positives Too

Conflict of interest disclosure: the author of this article has a cat.

IFLScience
Show threadOllie 🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇸🇺🇦Feb 2
@rufustheduck Cats are the best: they bring out the best 😁
Show threadRufusFeb 2
@distinctdipole logical
Show threadΩ 🌍 Gus PoseyFeb 2

@rufustheduck

#CatsOfMastodon

Show threadRufusFeb 2
@Gustodon gorgeous!
Show threadJuliaFeb 2
@rufustheduck I just registered, so I’m entirely new here. Glad to hear you had a nice experience. Still finding my way around.
Show threadRufusFeb 2
@Mint_Lavender welcome! And nice to meet you. Hope you find this place as pleasant as I have
Show threadJuliaFeb 2
@rufustheduck Thank you!
Show threadmeFeb 2

@Mint_Lavender

Welcome

Show threadJuliaFeb 2
@print Thank you.
Show threadKichaeFeb 2

I’ve been on #Mastodon for a month now, and I’ve just been posting pics of my #cats

It’s amazing how quickly you intuited the rules around here.

Show threadRufusFeb 2
@kichae they're good rules
Show threadPhil Thane ✅Feb 2
@rufustheduck
I think it's just what happens when your timeline is filled by people you chose (and the things they boost). And cats.
Show threadKim Possible Feb 2
@rufustheduck I think people who are kind to animals are also passionate about the welfare of all living creatures.
Show threadsomcakFeb 2

@rufustheduck Nope, that pretty much sums up my experience here the past 3.5 years. There's been a few jerks and haters in the mix, but a swift block and it's back to the cool people.  

Give Molly a good head rub from me. 

Show threadRufusFeb 2
@somcak I'll get straight on it
Show threadQuenbyFeb 2
@rufustheduck
Your cat looks like a superhero.
Show threadRufusFeb 2
@Quenby that would explain why she sleeps so much. She's out superheroing all night!
Show threadDilman DilaFeb 2
@rufustheduck Mastodon doesn't exist. It's a mind-control project created by cats, who want to fool people into thinking they have something nice.
Show threadRufusFeb 2
@dilmandila this is the kind of mind-control I can get on board with
Show threadBarbara MonacoFeb 2
@rufustheduck
Prudence says hello!
Show threadRufusFeb 2
@Barbramon1 fabulous!
Show threadRené SeindalFeb 2

@rufustheduck

It's very hard to monetise anything in the Fediverse, so all those who value money over people, find little of interest here.

They go away, saying it's complicated and difficult to use the Fediverse because it doesn't work for them.

Show threadRufusFeb 2
@seindal interesting!
Show threadNoBorgFeb 2
@rufustheduck
Here there are no annoying algorithms that sentence you into an echo chamber, that's why all sorts of different people read your toots.
Show threadRufusFeb 2
@hadon its such a different experience to every other social media platform I've used!
Show threadNoBorgFeb 2
@rufustheduck
Yes, for me too, and I like seeing so many different people, so many different ways to perceive the same world ;) It's nice to watch the world through someone else's eyes.
Show threadRufusFeb 2
@hadon I honestly couldn't agree more
Show threadNoBorgFeb 2

RE: https://sfba.social/@JasonStiff/115987781195695687

@rufustheduck
I know you like cats, but, just watch this video (puppy and parrot :D ) it made me laugh this morning ;)
https://mastodon.social/@JasonStiff@sfba.social/115987781393013220

Show threadRufusFeb 3
@hadon wonderful!
Show threadNeil MoffattFeb 2
@rufustheduck The media falsely describe FaceBook as a social media platform when it is really a means of addicting users in order sell more ads. Money from grabbing user attention via mindless doomscrolling. Individual posts drowning in a sea of system posts.
Show threadRufusFeb 2
@NicelyManifest agree. FB has been an unusable cesspool for a decade
Show threadNeil MoffattFeb 2

@rufustheduck But point also is that the media give it that simple, deceiving label.

A better descriptor would include, if not unwieldy doing so, the brain atrophying effects of using FB.

Show threadcommonstFeb 2
@rufustheduck my Molly says hi to your Molly.
Show threadRufusFeb 3
@commonst beautiful! Please say hello back
Show threadPete Prodoehl 🍕Feb 2
@rufustheduck You know what they say about cats... Sometime anti-social, always anti-fascist.
Show threadSimon ZerafaFeb 2

@rasterweb @rufustheduck

That would make for an amazing sticker, and custom instance emoji @jerry 😉

Show threadGreg BellFeb 2
@rasterweb @rufustheduck @simonzerafa and they are all beautiful
Show threadPete Prodoehl 🍕Feb 2
@ferrix @rufustheduck @simonzerafa All Cats Are Beautiful! 🐈
Show threadSpark Purcell (they/them)Feb 3

@rasterweb @rufustheduck I came up with this gem years ago:

"Cats are inherently anarchists, which is why they make the best leaders..."

Sounds like a contradiction at first, but I intended the phrase as kinda like an anarchist zen koan or something... It stresses that cats would make the best leaders (totally factual) and emphasizes that the best leadership structure is anti hierarchical and temporary (anarchist).

Show threadPete Prodoehl 🍕Feb 3
@ailurocrat @rufustheduck Cat prefer a life of leisure, and do not take part in "hustle culture". Contentment to a cat is food and a warm place to sleep. They do not work 40 hours a week, they do not attend meetings. They are a perfect example of what we should strive towards.
Show threadmauvedeityFeb 3
@rasterweb I want this as a laptop sticker-are you OK for me to do that?
Show threadPete Prodoehl 🍕Feb 4
@mauvedeity Ohh, not my design but I’m pretty sure it’s fine. (I’ll dig up the source later.)
Show threadFreloFeb 2
@rufustheduck ok, now you can stop polluting masto with cats.
Show threadQuasitFeb 2

@rufustheduck
I don't think cats would put up with fascism, do you?

On the other hand...not to badmouth our canine friends, but what with the barking and the slavish loyalty a lot of them seem pretty ready for authoritarianism!

Show threadLooking for explanations…Feb 3

@rufustheduck

Looking at profiles isn’t sneaky. You’re not stalking. Feel good about getting to know people!

Show threadCat NewsFeb 3
@rufustheduck completely seriously - cats are independent and do not love unconditionally. Building relationships with cats requires empathy, and a respect for boundaries
Show threadRufusFeb 3
@cat_news you're absolutely right
Show threadDark Phoenix 🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇱🇵🇦🇵🇸🏳️‍🌈Feb 3
@rufustheduck
That is because...
in general, animal lovers are usually a lot better class of people than the standard orange cockwomble fascist pedophile.
IMHO.
Show threadNix is Ready for SpringFeb 3
@rufustheduck meet my Molly!
Show threadRufusFeb 3
@nixanadoo spectacular!
Show threadaka_panda_333Feb 3
@rufustheduck awww that looks almost exactly like my buddy ari/aurora! Down to the partially black nose SO CUTE 💜
Show threadPolly KraisusFeb 3
@rufustheduck molly's a bit of a cutie
Show threadpostpunkmusic.comFeb 3
@rufustheduck
Pretty simple answer: cats are antifascist by nature