the more time you spend with cats, the more dimensions of chess get added to your theory of their minds

just got a cat: “oh no! if I accidentally ran into my cat, and I apologize to him, will he understand that it’s an accident and i am sorry?”

2 months with a cat: “…if I accidentally ran into my cat because he executed a near-impossible suicide mission from the other side of the room to directly underneath my feet within less than 2 seconds, will my choice to apologize or not apologize to him have any influence on whether he learns from this mistake?”