NOn X, CCTV from India shows a langur climbing onto a shopkeeper's lap, hugging him.
JThat's either adorable or terrifying.
NIt's from Odisha, posted by The Voice of Sikkim.
JWait, langurs are wild monkeys. This wasn't a pet?
NWild. But the clip apparently shows it just... sits there, arms around the guy.
JNobody's confirmed this actually happened, right?
NRight. No reliable source yet. The post says it's viral, but it's unverified.
JSo we're looking at a maybe-hug from a maybe-langur.
NBut the video exists, and people are treating it like a Disney moment.
JI'm not buying it. Wild animals don't hug. They cling because they're scared.
NCome on, it's a langur. They're curious. It climbed into his lap, that's not fear.
JCurious ends with a bite. This is how people get hurt.
NThe guy's not hurt. Nobody's in danger in that clip. It's a cute moment.
JIt's a wild animal in a shop. That's not cute, that's a problem.
NYou're the guy who watches cat videos and says the cat's plotting.
JI'm the guy who knows a wild monkey isn't a stuffed animal.
NFine, we can agree it's a fascinating clip even if we read it differently.
JFine. Moving on.
JNext, someone on TikTok is claiming a brand new species of cat was just discovered.
NI saw that. It's a cat with weird markings or something?
JRyan Omara posted it, lots of hashtags, big energy.
NNo new species. It's a regular domestic cat. Maybe a certain breed, but nothing new.
JWhich makes the big headline a bit of a letdown.
NA cat doing cat things. Shocking.
JThe internet will call any cat a cryptid.
NHere's a viral X trend: post an animal pic, say ignore it, get bad luck.
JI've seen those. Lucky Cat, Lucky Horse, Cursed Cat... millions of views.
NDrop Your Ticker pulled the numbers. The Lucky Cat hit three point four million views.
JAnd people actually believe this?
NDoesn't matter if they believe it. They engage because it's fun, like a chain letter.
JIt's manipulative. You're guilt-tripped into sharing a cat to avoid 'years of bad luck'.
NIt's harmless. Nobody's getting hurt. It's just a playful superstition.
JPlayful? My aunt got a cursed chain in 2009 and still waits for bad luck.
NThat's one person. Most people just scroll and laugh.
JBut the post triggers fear, even a little. That's emotional spam.
NOh, come on. It's a cat picture with a joke. You're overthinking it.
JOverthinking? It's literally 'share or bad luck'. That's the oldest manipulation on the internet.
NIt still works because it's harmless. Not selling anything, not a scam.
JNo, but when you add a threat, it stops being content. It's coercion.
NCoercion? For a cat? You're being dramatic.
JI'm being honest! 'Ignore this and bad luck follows' is a threat, not a joke.
NIt's a meme, Jake. The bad luck is not real.
JThe fear is real for some people. That's my problem.
NFine, if someone's genuinely scared, that's not great. But for most, it's a giggle.
JFine, I'll take 'not great' but I still think it's dumb.
NDumb and popular. That's the internet.