this is one of those things where I can't tell what is an actual global change and what's just a change in my immediate surroundings, and I suspect it's largely the latter
but it seems like these days I encounter a lot fewer furries who identify with Power Animals like wolves and lions
and a lot more Trash Animals like raccoons and rats
and not to put a big value judgement either way, I mean we're all cringe here and "your species is so uncool" is an opinion for fifth graders, I just think it's an interesting shift
