Cats, dogs, bears, owls, weasels. Most of them could seriously injure/kill an average human with minor difficulty and yet we find them adorable?

Does not compute.

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    You just listed a bunch of mammals, not a representative sample of predators. You think lobsters and spiders are cuter than cuter than deer and koalas?

    edit: oops, 4 mammals and a bird

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      1 month ago

      Owls are not mammals. Also many people think certain spiders are cute and same with many lizards and amphibians.

      Frogs are cute, jumping spiders are cute, geckos are cute. They’re all predators but they’re still cute

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      Good point.

      Which raises another paradox: attractive does not seem to be a proxy for appetizing.

      At least for most people. Personally I find lobsters creepy as hell and would never even touch one much less eat it.