I never thought of it before, but, how exactly the Outer gods would see us? Are we repelling for them? Was Cthulhu actually trying to get rid of pests infesting his house?
I mean Yog-Sothoth doesn’t exactly count as a god, it is actually far beyond that, more like the multiverse in one being (like Eternity from Marvel). Regarding the deep one, they are basically horny fishmen not too far beyond human. What i’m talking about is, how the Outer Gods actually see us?
Really depends of the mythos, version of the mythos, and the mood of the author. Most people I know are briefly spooked by a spider, but willing to simply remove it from their space. Lovecraft swaps at a whim, sometimes making humans vital to any possible plans, sometimes making them the casualties of a plan, and sometimes casualties for simply existing in the vicinity of something immeasurably greater.
Thinking about it reasonably, a fourth dimensional being might find utility in an army of slaves, or it might not care at all about herding metaphorical cats and do what it wants on its own, or feel entirely indifferent and leave us be, or it might think “cute!” Character motivations decide.
I agree. OP in the post mention Yog-Sothoth and the deep one, i think because in the lore there are episodes where they interbreed with humans, but this is not the only case when some eldritch entity show actual interest in humans. In the first place Cthulhu want to use human and contact them in their dreams, so at very least there are some cases where outer gods may have use for humans, even if only for the reason to be in the right place (dimension) at the right time.