They got me...

What an ass.
Do you honestly think the previous poster thought he/she could be owned by their pet?

Unfortunately you can't see the play on words of who owns who.

Maybe it's YOU that should be getting out (of your mom's basement) more.

I'm guessing you don't get out very much. And have a sick obsession with telling people how they're wrong!

No. You've done a excellent job of looking like a pretentious asshole. The poster was obviously not very serious about his "argument" in the first place. Yet, you felt like it was your "duty" to bust his bubble.

Kudos to you for being a major dick!

Hey smart ass, what kind of people taught you to act like such an asshole?

Here's a thought:

All we have done is bought them with money, which holds no value to a cat because they have no concept of money. Now which one's the master and which one's the slave? Who's really free? You? The Cat?

Its common understanding among those who study animals and just regular cat owners, that felines sit on the highest peak as a symbol of power. That's because cats have developed to attack from higher ground as it gives them the advantage. It's the cat's way of saying, I have the advantage.

You're right with the fact that you can reposition them when they are in your way, so there is the struggle there. Usually the cat gives up, other times it becomes more resilient, that all adds to the personality.

The same is with dogs in many ways, the dog see itself as a servant from conception and slowly begs for more and more until he thinks he is on equal ground with you. Dogs are loyal, but they still have personality!

Why exactly does a person who takes deep interest in cat behaviour deserve to be called "sick" with an "obsession"?

Actually, she's a lot more correct than you can apparently conceive:

You said:
"do domesticated house cats buy their own food? No. Their OWNER DOES. What happens if you stop feeding them? They die."

And generally, that's wrong. If a cat is unhappy with the owner due to lack of feeding or treatment or not getting along with other cats, they leave. I've known several cats who left their owners and went to live somewhere else and sometimes they came back later. So of course you have to feed your cat. That's what a servant does and if you don't serve your cat well enough, it will cease to grace you with its company.

And you said:
"did your cat purchase YOU at a pet store, or adopt you from an animal shelter? Because that's the only way it could be considered YOUR owner, in any sense (legal and logical)."

But plenty of cats do choose their owners. They show up on someone's doorstep and the person ends up adopting them. That is the story of literally half the cats I know.

And you said:
"You know when your cat sits up on a high place and looks across a flat piece of ground?" Yes, I do. And if it happens to be in the way, like in front of my screen when I'm trying to type, then I lift the damn cat off the table and put it on the floor. Because I own the table AND the cat, no matter what it might "think" (I find it interesting that you seem to have some magical insight into the feline cognitive process)."

That's not what she's talking about. She's talking about the high perch in the house, not in front of your screen. The screen situation is when the cat wants your attention.

And finally:
"I guess I'll stop there, you did a good enough job of looking like an idiot on your own and I've reinforced that fact."

If you read the comments that followed your post compared to what followed her post, it's clear who looks like the idiot here.