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> Our findings suggest instead that rolling is rather a functional behavior. People smoke weed all the time and it decreases violence. But that’s not why they

> Our findings suggest instead that rolling is rather a functional behavior. People smoke weed all the time and it decreases violence. But that’s not why they do it. Chances are just as good that the insect repellant is just a nice side effect of these cats getting high, not the other way around.

3395810 6y ago
They get high from ingesting it. Not from rolling around in it.
- leblancfg 6y ago
  Maybe go watch a cat and report back =)
- Kagerjay 6y ago
  Cats become sedated when ingesting catnip, rolling or around/smelling it causes them to get "high"
matsemann 6y ago
> Chances are just as good that the insect repellant is just a nice side effect of these cats getting high, not the other way around. In evolution, couldn't it be that the trait of enjoying catnip made them more resilient to mosquitos and thus had a higher chance of surviving, or so?
- leblancfg 6y ago
  Sure thing, although I would argue the increased evolutionary fitness would be very small. The fact that they roll in it vs just inhaling it to me also suggests this. Maybe their use of the word "functional" is different than mine, and we're saying the same thing. But to me there's a big difference from saying e.g. "Our findings suggest that chimps using sticks to dislodge food is a functional behavior."
de_nied 6y ago
> People smoke weed all the time > and it decreases violence https://i.imgur.com/61JXtJ7.png https://i.imgur.com/61JXtJ7.png
- INTPenis 6y ago
  How dare you. Jamie, pull that up.
  - de_nied 6y ago
    -3 karma. Jamie, I said citations, not downvotes.
- Sohcahtoa82 6y ago
  I mean, have you ever heard of someone high on THC acting belligerent? I sure haven't. Alcohol, meth, cocaine, bath salts, everything else, absolutely. Ask a cop how often he gets called for a DV issue because someone is drunk. But weed? Nah. People on weed just want to eat pretzels and watch cartoons.
  - de_nied 6y ago
    > I mean, have you ever heard of someone high on THC acting belligerent? I sure haven't https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_ignorance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_ignorance

3395810 6y ago

They get high from ingesting it. Not from rolling around in it.

leblancfg 6y ago
Maybe go watch a cat and report back =)
Kagerjay 6y ago
Cats become sedated when ingesting catnip, rolling or around/smelling it causes them to get "high"

matsemann 6y ago

> Chances are just as good that the insect repellant is just a nice side effect of these cats getting high, not the other way around. In evolution, couldn't it be that the trait of enjoying catnip made them more resilient to mosquitos and thus had a higher chance of surviving, or so?

leblancfg 6y ago
Sure thing, although I would argue the increased evolutionary fitness would be very small. The fact that they roll in it vs just inhaling it to me also suggests this. Maybe their use of the word "functional" is different than mine, and we're saying the same thing. But to me there's a big difference from saying e.g. "Our findings suggest that chimps using sticks to dislodge food is a functional behavior."

de_nied 6y ago

> People smoke weed all the time > and it decreases violence https://i.imgur.com/61JXtJ7.png https://i.imgur.com/61JXtJ7.png

INTPenis 6y ago
How dare you. Jamie, pull that up.
- de_nied 6y ago
  -3 karma. Jamie, I said citations, not downvotes.
Sohcahtoa82 6y ago
I mean, have you ever heard of someone high on THC acting belligerent? I sure haven't. Alcohol, meth, cocaine, bath salts, everything else, absolutely. Ask a cop how often he gets called for a DV issue because someone is drunk. But weed? Nah. People on weed just want to eat pretzels and watch cartoons.
- de_nied 6y ago
  > I mean, have you ever heard of someone high on THC acting belligerent? I sure haven't https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_ignorance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_ignorance