An interesting opinion for sure, I mainly have one quibble with it being the propagation of the debunked concept of the “alpha male” among canis species
The author is also incorrect about the cat’s body language. Slitting its eyes is a friendly acknowledgement of the photo taker—the cat is happy and trusting, the exact opposite of the distrust they ascribe to it.
One of my favorite sci-fi/fantasy authors of all time wrote a really good blog post about dog and cat “owners”
An interesting opinion for sure, I mainly have one quibble with it being the propagation of the debunked concept of the “alpha male” among canis species
The author is also incorrect about the cat’s body language. Slitting its eyes is a friendly acknowledgement of the photo taker—the cat is happy and trusting, the exact opposite of the distrust they ascribe to it.
I ascribe that to the flights of fantasy that makes fiction writers as skilled as they are
Ditto
https://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/essays/cd.aspx
I knew Lovecraft was a piece of shit, but good lord this essay lays it bare beyond any imagination.