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Black Cats Are The Friendly Void

This is a screenshot of a two-part text post by user 'cheinsaw' that turns the famous ominous philosophical concept of 'staring into the void' into a cute, wholesome joke about black cats. The first part explains that black cats are wonderful because when you stare into the void (the dark solid fur of a black cat), the void stares back — and unlike the scary philosophical abyss, this void will happily trot over to you to beg for pets. The follow-up adds that this friendly void is loud and also wants chicken, a relatable description of typical cat behavior.
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black cats are wonderful because you can stare into the void and not only does the void stare back, sometimes it trots up to you happily and begs for pats
the void is loud and wants chicken

Overview

This is a screenshot of a two-part text post by user 'cheinsaw' that turns the famous ominous philosophical concept of 'staring into the void' into a cute, wholesome joke about black cats. The first part explains that black cats are wonderful because when you stare into the void (the dark solid fur of a black cat), the void stares back — and unlike the scary philosophical abyss, this void will happily trot over to you to beg for pets. The follow-up adds that this friendly void is loud and also wants chicken, a relatable description of typical cat behavior.

Origin notes

The original post was first posted on Tumblr by user 'cheinsaw', and this screenshot was later reposted to X (formerly Twitter) by the WholesomeMeme account, as noted in the source information. The joke is a playful recontextualization of Friedrich Nietzsche's famous quote about gazing into the abyss, turning the ominous line into a sweet observation about black pet cats.

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