The 'Cat Crying Into Microphone' meme is a popular image edit that combines the iconic 'Crying Cat' face with a photo of a cat sitting in front of a professional recording studio microphone. It gained massive traction on platforms like Twitter, TikTok, and Reddit as a way to represent someone sharing a deeply personal, tragic, or overly dramatic story, often mimicking a podcast or a live stream format. The humor stems from the contrast between the professional recording equipment and the raw, exaggerated sorrow of the feline. It is frequently used to mock one's own minor inconveniences or to accompany captions about singing sad songs during late-night hours, capturing the essence of 'main character energy' during an emotional breakdown.