Re:The role of cat eye narrowing movements in cat–human comm...
by bikeshaving on Wednesday May 31, 2023 @09:19AM
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Yes but humans have also co-opted it to mean something like “you’re losing my interest,” which seems funny to me. I wonder if there are more examples of instinctive behaviors being deployed sarcastically in humans.
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Re:The role of cat eye narrowing movements in cat–human comm...
by Sharlin on Wednesday May 31, 2023 @11:14AM
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Well, there's of course sarcastic smiling and sarcastic or scornful laughing, the "genuine" forms of both being partly involuntary responses. Another interesting reflex action that's been deployed socially by humans is clearing one's throat to politely request attention.