Cybersmith / Human Pet Guy

Overview

Cybersmith, also known as Human Pet Guy, is an internet personality and Lolcow primarily known for his views on "human pets." Cybersmith first went viral for a 2017 Tumblr post in which he defended his hat against accusations of it being a fedora and then segued into a hypothetical proposing that having a forcibly disabled "human pet" would not infringe on other people's liberties. Cybersmith's presence on X led to several users unknowingly sharing his selfies and learning about his internet history, gaining him renewed significance in August 2023.

Online History

2017 Tumblr Virality

On October 17th, 2017, Tumblr^[1] user unclefather made a text post that read, "me wearing a dog collar and leash looking up at my manfriend in his trench coat and fedora: let’s go out in public where you can walk me like I’m a dog in front of people who are visibly uncomfortable," to which Tumblr user @thecybersmith responded, "IT’S NOT A FL*PPING FEDORA, IT’S A BOWLER HAT!!!!!!!"

The thread subsequently led to @thecybersmith describing a hypothetical scenario in which he brings a forcibly disabled "human pet" into a restaurant, insisting that doing so would not, hypothetically, infringe on anyone else's personal liberties. He also proposed that opposing such a hypothetical pet would be irrationally prejudiced. The post gathered over 45,000 notes in six years (seen below).

The Tumblr^[16] page @thecybersmith has since been deleted, with the user posting on the account @the-cybersmith as of August 2023.

The text post was screenshotted and shared to various subreddits in subsequent years, including /r/insanepeoplefacebook,^[2] /r/tumblr.^[3] The thread was also shared on the Tumblr^[5] blog @mosticonicposts in 2020.

On December 12th, 2017, Redditor /u/SharkLordSatan posted a screenshot from @thecybersmith's Tumblr blog to /r/iamverysmart where he says that despite his best efforts to "impregnate" Tumblr with the "seeds of his wisdom," the "womb" of Tumblr had "swollen only with out-of-context mockeries" of his person. He adds that he finds the "uterus of the internet barren." The post gathered over 2000 notes before @thecybersmith's account was deleted (seen below).^[6][7]

On December 28th, 2018, Redditor^[8] /u/KyubeyTheSpaceFerret posted a screenshot of another Tumblr post by @thecybersmith in which he discusses the efficacy of spears versus ammunition with another internet user (seen below).

2023 X Virality

On August 10th, 2023, X user @I_Am_CyberSmith engaged in internet discourse with X user @SAMOYEDCORE, a rapport initiated by Cybersmith insisting that the minority-white ruled apartheid state of Rhodesia was "awesome, though."^[4] @SAMOYEDCORE went on to note Cybersmith's infamy on certain parts of the internet (seen below, left).^[9] @SAMOYEDCORE also posted a screenshot of Cybersmith asking them "What is your problem?" (seen below, right).^[10]

On July 28th, X^[15] user @GeebMinister quote tweeted a selection of selfies tweeted by Cybersmith, captioning the post, "Crying tears of joy because someone actually looks like this." The post gathered over 38,000 likes in two weeks (seen below, left). On August 11th, X^[11] user @midsmoker34 posted a photo of Cybersmith with the caption, "imagine dapping him up and bringing it in for a hug." The post gathered over 34,000 likes in three days (seen below).

The virality of the aforementioned post led to various internet users learning about Cybersmith and his opinions for the first time, with X^[12] user @JUNlPER noting this fact on August 12th and gathering over 45,000 likes in two days (seen below, left). X^[13] user @pizzamentals posted a screenshot of another Cybersmith post in the reply to @JUNlPER's post, gathering over 11,000 likes in two days (seen below, right).

On August 13th, X^[14] user @bethbourdon posted screenshots of an interaction taking place in the replies of a post about Cybersmith, gathering over 33,000 likes in a day (seen below).

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