That’s how I parsed the original comment’s ‘threat levels’ - it’s not that we’re hardwired to see certain things as nonthreatening and thus cute; the perception of threat is learned or situational, and cuteness is the opposite perception, and thus also learned or situational.
(I’d want to play with big cats in that situation, too. Have you seen the videos of the guy who does? They’re adorable.)
That’s how I parsed the original comment’s ‘threat levels’ - it’s not that we’re hardwired to see certain things as nonthreatening and thus cute; the perception of threat is learned or situational, and cuteness is the opposite perception, and thus also learned or situational.
(I’d want to play with big cats in that situation, too. Have you seen the videos of the guy who does? They’re adorable.)