To the baby picture, my response is “aw, that’s cute”.
When I saw that bunny picture, my entire face scrunched with joy up for a good 15 seconds, no exaggeration. My hands rose to my face and covered my cheeks in the “Home Alone” configuration, although my expression was I’m quite sure one of joy rather than fear. I had to employ a fair amount of willpower to stop myself from saying “D’awwwww” out loud.
Consider me a data point in favor of your counter-hypothesis.
To the baby picture, my response is “aw, that’s cute”.
When I saw that bunny picture, my entire face scrunched with joy up for a good 15 seconds, no exaggeration. My hands rose to my face and covered my cheeks in the “Home Alone” configuration, although my expression was I’m quite sure one of joy rather than fear. I had to employ a fair amount of willpower to stop myself from saying “D’awwwww” out loud.
Consider me a data point in favor of your counter-hypothesis.