Nyan Cat Passed Away

• BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2012-11-05 02:06

  Marty, the cat which inspired the 8-bit rainbow meme Nyan Cat, passed away Thursday, leaving many heavy hearts in the Internet world.
  
  Nearly 3 years old, the cat was diagnosed with Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP), a fatal, incurable disease. Marty’s owner, and Nyan Cat creator, Chris Torres adopted Marty in 2010 — along with another cat, Buster, who died of FIP soon afterwards.
  
  Torres tweeted that Marty began acting strange last week, so he immediately took him to the vet.
  
  “Even with the medical treatment he received he still deteriorated quickly. I’ve been force feeding him and keeping him warm for three days,” wrote Torres.

  
  
  http://mashable.com/2012/11/02/rip-marty-nyan-cat/
  
  

  [Image: http://static02.mediaite.com/geekosystem/uploads/2012/11/christorresnyancat_550.jpg]
• Enhalo wrote on 2012-11-05 02:22
  This is so sad... The death of an animal is just heartbreaking :<
  
  I wish more money was invested into veterinarian medicine but sadly few funding agencies consider animals to be of any value when juxtaposed next to human medicine.
• Sinned wrote on 2012-11-05 05:20
  Doublepost, DONT KNOW HOW THIS HAPPENED
• Sinned wrote on 2012-11-05 05:20
  I feel nothing when I see one or hundreds of humans die.
  But shit goes down when I see an injured cat/dog/bird/non-human creature that doesn't scare the shit out of me.
• RealityBreak wrote on 2012-11-05 05:23
  What happened to that volume button on nyan.cat that superspeeds the thing? I can't find it!
• Sumpfkraut wrote on 2012-11-05 16:21
  I'd argue he's better off that he died, with such a condition. It's however very unfortunate that he had to suffer.
• Rin wrote on 2012-11-05 17:06
  Go, rainbow, go.
• Kingofrunes wrote on 2012-11-05 17:07
  Farewell inspiration of Nyan Cat. You shall be missed. May your trip to the other side be filled with space, pop tarts, and happy rainbows.
• Nithiel wrote on 2012-11-06 04:20

  Quote from Sinned;975586:

  I feel nothing when I see one or hundreds of humans die.
  But shit goes down when I see an injured cat/dog/bird/non-human creature that doesn't scare the shit out of me.

  
  
  I feel nothing when I see hundreds of animals die.
  Or humans.
  
  I just pretty much have no heart. The only thing that makes this sad is that it was Nyan Cat. Nyan Cat amused me.
• RebeccaBlack wrote on 2012-11-06 05:54
  ^ Sometimes it depends a lot more on how they die and how many people are dying. It's a lot more relatable when it's only one person. It's kinda hard to see 1,000 people die and amplify that feeling 1,000 times. It's just too hard to comprehend.
• Taycat wrote on 2012-11-07 00:41
  Now he's up in space, pooping rainbows for eternity.
• RealityBreak wrote on 2012-11-07 05:30

  Quote from Nithiel;976198:

  I feel nothing when I see hundreds of animals die.
  Or humans.
  
  I just pretty much have no heart. The only thing that makes this sad is that it was Nyan Cat. Nyan Cat amused me.

  
  
  Most people only act as if they care when animals and humans die, to maintain the appearance of being a "nice" person (to a certain extent). They might even think they're good people, without realizing they don't give a flying shit. But there's nothing wrong with not feeling, and it's perfectly normal. It's probably Christianity that's bent society's "morals" to the insane position it's in right now. To feel something for that which becomes your fried chicken and steak, or for you've never met before; it's absolutely abnormal. Empathy should only be gained through understanding, which people rarely bother to do.
• Oizen wrote on 2012-11-07 05:39
  [video=youtube;o4GNepioKxM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4GNepioKxM[/video]
• Nithiel wrote on 2012-11-07 07:54

  Quote from RealityBreak;976924:

  Most people only act as if they care when animals and humans die, to maintain the appearance of being a "nice" person (to a certain extent). They might even think they're good people, without realizing they don't give a flying shit. But there's nothing wrong with not feeling, and it's perfectly normal. It's probably Christianity that's bent society's "morals" to the insane position it's in right now. To feel something for that which becomes your fried chicken and steak, or for you've never met before; it's absolutely abnormal. Empathy should only be gained through understanding, which people rarely bother to do.

  
  
  You understand me. <3
• Aubog007 wrote on 2012-11-07 11:01

  Quote from RealityBreak;976924:

  Most people only act as if they care when animals and humans die, to maintain the appearance of being a "nice" person (to a certain extent). They might even think they're good people, without realizing they don't give a flying shit. But there's nothing wrong with not feeling, and it's perfectly normal. It's probably Christianity that's bent society's "morals" to the insane position it's in right now. To feel something for that which becomes your fried chicken and steak, or for you've never met before; it's absolutely abnormal. Empathy should only be gained through understanding, which people rarely bother to do.

  
  
  What was that saying again?
  The death of one close to you is important,
  The death of one million is a statistic.
  I think that's how it went.