Have you meet a cat? If they could talk it would be like talking to a spoiled todler. They will only do what they want and make a scene if you don’t do what they want right now! I think it would be worst for the humas. I know my life would be (more) ruled by my cats.
Why would they have to? It’s not like they need food, clothes, or shelter, they know how to sustain themselves without the help of money when it comes to those things. Besides, they already serve a good role.
Cats are smart enough to let their humans work for them.
*sorry, we’re on lemmy, let me rephrase :) *
Cats are the OG capitalist who let human feed them, house them and clean their shit while they sleep
We all like to joke about cats leeching but they’re definitely not Capitalist. They’re hunter gatherers for whom the concept of hoarding resources doesn’t exist. To them, when there’s plenty, you vie for it all within the social group (seems there are hierarchies?) and no one has to go hungry and there’s no waste (including wasted energy). This also preserves plenty of leisure and social time.
If raised in an environment where it makes sense to hunt and you encourage them to do so, they’ll happily contribute what they believe to be palatable food. If left alone, reasonably fit cats can fend for themselves too if necessary.
They’ll take what shelter they get and bury their waste so it can fertilize the ground.
If cats could talk, they’d say “Shut up and give me my food, or I’ll eat you while you sleep.”
Parrots and Crows talk and we don’t employ them.
There are cities in Scandinavia who’ve set up vending machines where crows can deposit a cigarette butt to get a food pellet. That’s a little like giving them a job.
The Maesters of Westeros would disagree.
Dogs working contribute to society, but don’t talk. I don’t know why being able to talk would suddenly change things for cats.
No, not after we heard what they had to say.
Me “could you please get a job to help pay for catfood?”
Her “nope. I don’t feel like it. I’d rather just move into the bushes and live off rare native birds”.
We are but cats’ rich friends
Yes. Loud, egotistic and obnoxious when in their comfort zone. Disappears in blink of an eye when shit hits the fan. Got several colleagues like that. Wouldn’t know the difference.
I think my dogs wouldn’t mind jobs at all, but the cats? No, they are not employable.
I think that’s an unrealistic expectation. Cats gonna cat. Even talking ones.
Some cats do work, catching vermin.
Nope, cats are assholes. Can’t expect them to do anything.
I expect of things from cats right now that they don’t do so I can see expecting more if they could talk. We can expect till we are blue in the face.
