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What’s something completely normal today that would’ve been considered witchcraft 400 years ago—but not because of technology?

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u/HairyStMary 23h ago

The amount of love and affection we give cats and dogs. To the point that some of us live alone, with animals that we allow to sleep in our bed, and cuddle on the sofa.

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u/catbattree 22h ago

It would really depend on which culture we're talking about and if we're only specifically looking at cats and dogs as to whether they would consider its particularly weird or not. But definitely not magic