Remember bonsai kittens? That early 2000s hoax that advocated stuffing kittens into jars, after which they would presumably grow in a pleasingly oblong loaf shape? Had it been the later 2000s, the artisinal version would have undoubtedly advocated for mason jars, but the ire of animal rights activists and the FBI resulted in the site being evicted from server after server before being shut down. Aptly, the original site, bonsaikitten.com—set up to satirise conceptions of nature as a commodity—now sells $7.99 plushie replicas. Today, the meme has been thoroughly debunked, but its sentiment remains. That nature is ours to shape to our own will; to be branded, commodified and sold. (via biomimic marketing & bonsai juicepacks | THE STATE)