This made me cry

I care more about animals than people.

 

That's really sad.

 

its a bodily reaction, but i don't think crying means that your sadness is necessarily any greater than if you don't cry. there are different kinds of grief, after all, its a complicated set of emotions.

I didn't cry when my cat died. I was sad, not because i felt particularly "close" to him (i'd barely seen him in two years), but because i thought he'd had a pretty shit life, all things considered.

 

It does not make me sad.

 

its weird that you are here posting to humans maelstrom....

 

there is a car coming fast down the street...you can save the cat or you can save a lil whiny kid but you cant save both...who lives and who dies?

 

Online interaction with humanity is tolerable. It is the face to face interaction that I cannot bear.

 

To cry over a dead cat seems to suggest an unusual connection to an animal. I do get that in certain circumstances. Perhaps if you were looking after an endangered species, and had nursed that animal from the brink of death. Or you were an elderly shut in with only cats for company - perhaps. But a fully functioning member of society with tangible human connections? A tad self indulgent? Perhaps even: 'Gay man cries over dead cat' is a bit of a cliche.

 

Im not sure maelstrom is a fully functioning member of society

 

I have answered this before, and I have no qualms in letting the kid die to save the cat.

 

No comment.

 

Ok, I think you might be right.

 

For the most part, I don't really like cats. But I've cried every time any of my dogs have dies, and I will bawl my fuckity head off when my current dog passes.

I also cry when I watch highlights from Super Bowl 32.

 

Anybody well up when watching the ending of Secret Millionaire?

 

I hope you get banned again :sunny:

 

if you can empathise with something then you can love it. i think its as simple as that and it doesn't really matter what that thing is. if people feel they had a deep, empathetic relationship with something, rather than a mere fondness, then extreme emotional reactions are more than appropriate.

the question is to what extent are you and the animal genuinely empathising with each other and to what extent are you merely projecting emotions onto a creature that simply relies on you for food.

is it really 2 way? impossible to tell, but people think it is and it does them grand. which is fair enough, really.

i'm on the fence, tbh

i couldn't help noticing that in the link maelstrom provided, the cat's mood seemed to mirror the mood of the photographer, becoming depressed when his girlfriend left him etc. either the cat was picking up on his mood and responding in kind, or he was projecting his mental state onto it.

i can believe it of pack animals like dogs, for whom the ability to empathise is necessary for their survival, but with cats it seems less likely.

personally, i always liked cats for their complete indifference. i like their aloofness. i dunno why i find it so comforting, but i do. i got on with my shit, he got on with his. we were cool. i was sad to see him go.

 

i dont believe you


what about your life or your cats life...would you give up your own life for your cat?

 

I do not need anyone to believe me so long as I know that what I state is true.

 

what ever...obviously credibility isnt important to you either

 

*successively removed from friend list*

Me too, to be honest. But lines need to be drawn, don't they. I guess I'm more apposed to OVER sentimentality. The idea of loving animals over people. The whole 'I like animals more than human beings' - seems slightly laboured.