Unified Theory of Cats on the Internet
How cats became the undisputed mascot of the internet.The advertising slogan of the social news site Reddit is Come for the cats. Stay for the empathy. Journalists and their readers seem to need no…
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How cats became the undisputed mascot of the internet.The advertising slogan of the social news site Reddit is Come for the cats. Stay for the empathy. Journalists and their readers seem to need no explanation for the line, The internet is made of cats. Everyone understands the joke, but few know how it started. A Unified Theory of Cats on the Internet is the first book to explore the history of how the cat became the internet's best friend.Internet cats can differ in dramatic ways, from the goth cats of Twitter to the glamourpusses of Instagram to the giddy, nonsensical silliness of Nyan Cat. But they all share common traits and values. Bringing together fun anecdotes, thoughtful analyses, and hidden histories of the communities that built the internet, Elyse White shows how japonisme, punk culture, cute culture, and the battle among different
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