The average cat has the combined privilege and burden of being the center of attention in many places that they go. A large proportion of people simply can’t get enough of a kitty just hanging out and doing their own thing, and should they do that in many environments, it is almost inevitable that people will try to pet them.

It is this natural magnetism that is one of many reasons that cats translate so well into memes. If they are naturally the stars of the show in reality, that can easily become magnified times one hundred on the internet. They are funny and they are cute, so it is difficult not to love them in whatever context they can be found. The trend of our feline friends being used for entertainment purposes isn’t likely to go away any time soon, and for that, all of the cat lovers in the world are thankful.