Cats, and apparently capybaras are an invasive species on social media. I don’t hate them or anything but they show up everywhere in places they have new business being.

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    7 months ago

    There are no native species that they are disrupting to be classified as invasive.

  • jimmydoreisalefty
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    7 months ago

    What a Catastrophe!

    I think people just like showing off their pets.

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    7 months ago

    Because cats are all little babies and I love every single one! I understand it could get annoying if one was only accepting of cats instead of adoring.

  • Jerkface (any/all)@lemmy.ca
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    7 months ago

    If you got a problem with capybaras then you got a problem with me, and I suggest you let that shower marinate for a while, bud.

  • zephorah@lemm.ee
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    They are the necessary mental respite between the headlines and bullshit. Working as intended.

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      7 months ago

      There have been quite a few cute capybaras on the internet lately, still fewer than cats.

      Btw, the only time to use an apostrophe for a plural is for the plural of a lowercase letter:

      Strawberry is spelled with 3 r’s.

      That’s because otherwise it’s too confusing, especially in a case like:

      Individual is spelled with 3 i’s.

      where is would look like the word is.

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        Ah shoot, my language (Dutch) always uses an apostrophe for +s plurals if it ends on a vowel (telefoon > telefoons, but auto > auto’s)

        I’ve noticed I use those apostrophes too often in English, maybe because of this.

        Thanks for bringing it to my attention!

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      7 months ago

      They’ve been all over Instagram and TikTok. People have found the most personable and presentable capybaras. I actually came here to post this from that post.

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        Instagram and TikTok

        Ah, that’s what I’ve missed! I thought it was a Lemmy thing and was wondering where the hell the capybara posts were since I didn’t see any, even on All.

        Thanks for the explanation!

  • Sam_Bass
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    If you are bothered by it, stop looking. If you are not, welcome to the family