Oops! My cat is an iPad kid
Pets, like children, come with the responsibility to keep them happy, healthy, and mentally stimulated — obligations I readily committed to before getting my cat, Trevor. I work from home, so he’s never lonely, and play with him using a mountain of toys at every opportunity outside of my working hours. But younger cats can be incredibly demanding of your attention. I simply don’t have the capacity to physically entertain Trevor every time he yowls at me (constantly) or distract him from chewing every cable he can get his paws on (also constantly).
Unlikechildren, one of the perks of having a blissfully simple animal is that there are far fewer concerns about inflicting them with screen-induced brainrot. Trevor will never have his cognitive development stunted by algorithmic, nonsensical AI slop or fall into some weird manosphere rabbit hole. I’m not proud of it, but iPad games and “cat TV”...
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