{"id":13025,"date":"2024-01-21T14:38:13","date_gmt":"2024-01-21T13:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/21\/clumsy-kittens-pigs-in-costumes-and-glittery-unicorns-how-the-cult-of-cute-took-hold\/"},"modified":"2024-01-21T14:38:13","modified_gmt":"2024-01-21T13:38:13","slug":"clumsy-kittens-pigs-in-costumes-and-glittery-unicorns-how-the-cult-of-cute-took-hold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/21\/clumsy-kittens-pigs-in-costumes-and-glittery-unicorns-how-the-cult-of-cute-took-hold\/","title":{"rendered":"Clumsy kittens, pigs in costumes and glittery unicorns: how the cult of cute took hold"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From chubby puppies to loveable robots, \u2018cuteness\u2019 has us all melting in its sticky little hands. But why did it gain such global traction \u2013 and does it have a dark side?<\/p>\n<p>Every day I rise early, like a stock trader, to start the daily business of sending and receiving adorable videos. Pigs wearing pig costumes, alien creatures spanking each other\u2019s botties, relationship dynamics explored via gibberish, talking cats and noodly cartoons. My friends and I are in deep, but how did this happen? \u201cCuteness has been slowly taking over our world,\u201d says Claire Catterall, curator of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.somersethouse.org.uk\/whats-on\/cute\" title=\"\">Cute<\/a> exhibition at London\u2019s Somerset House. \u201cIt\u2019s now accepted as one of our languages.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a language that wouldn\u2019t exist without the internet. Even in 2014, Tim Berners-Lee expressed surprise at how his invention was being used. \u201cI\u2019m amazed to see the many great things it\u2019s achieved.\u201d Another thing that surprised him? \u201cKittens,\u201d he told Reddit readers.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/2024\/jan\/21\/how-did-the-cult-of-cute-take-hold-and-does-it-have-a-dark-side\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/31e8a4f29cfa05815a0554102be993d41075828a\/0_822_3263_1957\/master\/3263.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=40e5ddd3d9616fbaca04b72b2e588653\" title=\"Clumsy kittens, pigs in costumes and glittery unicorns: how the cult of cute took hold\" \/>From chubby puppies to loveable robots, \u2018cuteness\u2019 has us all melting in its sticky little hands. But why did it gain such global traction \u2013 and does it have a dark side?<br \/>\nEvery day I rise early, like a stock trader, to start the daily business of sending and receiving adorable videos. Pigs wearing pig costumes, alien creatures spanking each other\u2019s botties, relationship dynamics explored via gibberish, talking cats and noodly cartoons. My friends and I are in deep, but how did this happen? \u201cCuteness has been slowly taking over our world,\u201d says Claire Catterall, curator of the Cute exhibition at London\u2019s Somerset House. \u201cIt\u2019s now accepted as one of our languages.\u201d<br \/>\nIt\u2019s a language that wouldn\u2019t exist without the internet. Even in 2014, Tim Berners-Lee expressed surprise at how his invention was being used. \u201cI\u2019m amazed to see the many great things it\u2019s achieved.\u201d Another thing that surprised him? \u201cKittens,\u201d he told Reddit readers. Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From chubby puppies to loveable robots, \u2018cuteness\u2019 has us all melting in its sticky little hands. But why did it gain such global traction \u2013 and does it have a dark side? Every day I rise early, like a stock trader, to start the daily business of sending and receiving adorable videos. 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