May 26
i love that we and cats share pareidolia (seeing patterns where they dont exist), but instead of seeing faces in everyday objects like us, they see snakes
that computer cord? snake. string? small snake. cucumber? short fat straight snake
snake pareidolia is one of the strongest things in human minds too! people report freezing mid-stride before being consciously aware of a snake in front of them, and the same happens with coiled rope, etc. in humans and other primates. itโs even been proposed that the need to detect snakes was a factor in the development of primatesโ insanely good color eyesight
Itโs because snakes are wonderful and we must stop and admire them at any cost
