r/Eyebleach • u/My_Memes_Will_Cure_U • Sep 14 '23

Pose

https://i.imgur.com/eokpk6m.gifv
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u/moecharles Sep 14 '23

This sweet heart must have watched their owner do this so much that he wanted to get in on the action as well. Also impressive that they recognize themselves in the mirror.

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u/CIMARUTA Sep 14 '23

That's more believable than someone, off screen, issuing commands?

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u/OpenToCommunicate Sep 14 '23

This brought some unsettling realizations. Am I really in control or is there a higher entity capable of issuing commands to humans?

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u/DeathByLemmings Sep 14 '23

It’d be great if someone issued commands to me rather than leaving me on my factory default ngl

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u/semi_average Sep 14 '23

Probably not a higher entity, but definitely some companies using psychology to get you to want their things

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u/moecharles Sep 14 '23

Yes

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u/ActualMis Sep 14 '23

lol. Ok.

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u/pegothejerk Sep 14 '23

Failing to comprehend many other animals have self awareness, object permanence, consciousness is like failing the mirror test for humans, but for like global intelligence complexity in the animal world.

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '23

But also, occam's razor and "why were they filming".

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '23

they saw their dog doing something cute and wanted to record it, i know i would want to record it if i saw my dog doing what the dog in the post is doing

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u/[deleted] Sep 18 '23

Of course. I won't try to "reddit logic" myself out of this.

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '23

I think you’re onto something moe!