Cats rule the World 😹 and ... THE INTERNET and that's why...
“Starting around the early 90s, cats and kittens began taking over the Internet, and their reign has continued for decades. There’s no sign of slowing down. On the contrary, the meowmentum is only growing stronger, like a digital feline tsunami!” 👀
“Cats primed us to love them, partly because of their humanoid faces – those big eyes remind us of our own babies – and partly because they didn’t fear us as much as other animals do. Now felines are a global obsession, especially online, where some Cats have more followers (and earning potential) than many human celebrities. In many ways, we must admit: Cats rule us!” 😻
“The Feline Phenomenon: Masters of the Camera. 💪 Have you ever seen a cat make a simple box look like the hottest real estate? Or turn a sunbeam into a five-star spa? That’s just a day in the life of a cat. These creatures are not just pets; they’re born stars. Their antics, from acrobatic leaps to that judgmental stare only a cat can give, make them ideal for the camera. Every flick of the tail and disdainful look is potential viral gold, making cats the celebrities of the Internet.” 😸
“ 'Cat' is one of the most-searched-for terms on the Internet, and YT videos starring felines account for more than 26 billion views, making them the single most popular category on the site..” 🏆
“Our fascination with felines is hardly new. Cave paintings of cats date back 10,000 years, and ancient Egyptians considered the animals to be sacred 🙏 even mummifying some felines just like humans.” 😲
"Cats have very expressive facial and body expressions, so they are a perfect canvas for human emotion, which makes them awesome for captioning and anthropomorphization.” 💕
“Even 'LOLCATs', those humorous cat photos 😂 captioned with poorly spelled catspeak, date back to more than a century ago. During the 1870s, photographer Harry Pointer snapped photos of cats mimicking human activities and captioned them with witticisms.”
“The reasons cats rule the Internet are so complex. However, in all likelihood, their three-decade reign has only begun. From what we’ve seen, cats are significantly helping us destress, reconnect with our true selves and nature. All of that is so healthy. Simultaneously, they’re teaching us to become more caring and gentler, too. In so many ways, they teach us to stop taking life so seriously while making our lives more fulfilled. May the cat’s reign on the Internet… and everywhere… continue furever!” 🥇
“The most compelling explanation for our interest in cats, however, may be the most simple: we’re in awe of them. We’re inclined to watch cats climbing trees or walking upside down on walls because we wish we could do so ourselves - or, in her words when we are watching these videos, they just 💢 blow our minds.”
