I think cats end up like this because they think it's trendy or they're just trying to find themselves with a "one foot in the door" mentality. I've seen it in past and I'm starting to see it often on the streets. Ironically, I see it way too much in here just by what people say and post in other forums..unforntunately.
"The camel never sees its own hump but that of its brothers is always before its eyes"- N.African proverb