Obedience through fear? Sounds like Russian politics! BAD, clumsy "solution".
Based on your concurrent bleeding heart stories, I could care less what you think. You have been a success at nothing. Using "Russian politics" is just a diversion. Try to keep politics out of a discussion about training cats. The term pets applies to many animals, but American law as related to them differs by species. That is, dogs are different than cats.
"You have been a success at nothing."Would you care to demonstrate a plan to "succeed", like you have? Since you seem so happy and contented in yourself, I'd like to learn how to adapt such a happy, kind demeanour, to make myself endearing to others, as you seem to have perfected it, as I see from your calm, caring manner, the product of inner contentment and peace... please share your "wisdom".

PS: If you could care
less, that means that in order to care
LESS, you must care at least a little; this is basic logic.