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Mastodon users humorously debate if a picture is a cat or "slop"

Two individuals on Mastodon engaged in a humorous exchange about a picture, debating whether it depicted a cat or "slop." The conversation playfully questioned the image's quality and the initial positive assessment. AI

RANK_REASON The item is a social media post with no significant news value, fitting the 'meme' bucket.

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Mastodon users humorously debate if a picture is a cat or "slop"

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    person 1: this might be a cool picture of a cat person 2: yes, i agree. it might be a cat. it might also be slop. person 1: yes, it could be slop. i didn't want

    person 1: this might be a cool picture of a cat person 2: yes, i agree. it might be a cat. it might also be slop. person 1: yes, it could be slop. i didn't want to say it was a cool picture of a cat just in case. person 2: thank you. person 1: it probably is slop though. person 2…