My guess is that if you put up a camera and see what happens when you're not at home to say 'AFGHANISTAN, NO!' then you realise that there's not much you can do to prevent it.

[–] gofsckyourself@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Right, the standard "you can't train cats" argument that's been proven false.

[–] Dicska@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

That's an interesting topic. If there's a video or a paper on it I would love to watch/read about it a bit more.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1964-03372-001

[–] Dicska@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Thanks for the link!

[–] gofsckyourself@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

That seems pretty disingenuous, considering how common it is for cats to be trained for all sorts of things and how easy it is to find evidence that cats can be trained:

https://youtu.be/Uu-hRtkaVLc

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=can+cats+be+trained

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=train+cats+to+stay+off+counter

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 months ago

I let my cats anywhere they want. I hold them in my arms, I cuddle them to sleep. I love them so much. I’ve had cats forever and never gotten sick from them being on the counter/flat top stove/tables/desks. I just do this magical thing called “wipe them down with some cleaner sometimes”

[–] red@sopuli.xyz 4 points 3 months ago

Specificly what about it is gross, and what's problematic?