I need a cat - please help me pick one

[howmany]

I have not voted for a cat some are funny looking, some sweet it is up to you.
Where do you live? It is not in your profile?Are any not from stores but instead direct from a breeder? Because you could know it was not from a puppy / kiiten mill if you did see pictures of kennel conditions.
I will occasionally watch cole and marmalade on YouTube but think grumpy cat is ugly. ( sorry I know he is a resuced special needs kitty) but he is who you reference in your post.
In the part of Canada I live in cats are sometimes shown in pet stores but the adoptions are arranged through the spca of the area and they are rarely small kittens.

 

[sargon]

Most cats are photogenic and look good on social media in both pictures and video (there *IS* a reason why cat pics are the single most common image type on the internet). if you want your cat to be "internet famous", the best way is to spend a lot of time with them and have a camera nearby at all times, so that you have a lot of pictures and video to use. maybe even add in a couple of wifi cameras and record the streams of the cat and go through the video.  I don't see a problem with that as a sort of hobby, but there are easier ways to get internet fame than caring for a cat, so be sure that you want a cat for companionship first, and anything else second.

As to rescue vs pedigreed, a lot of people will give you a hard time about wanting to buy a pedigreed cat, instead of a rescue, but the cat you get will be with you for ten to twenty years, so you should get the cat makes you happy, and you'll provide a good home for, IMO. So, if you like a particular breed's personality, either from commonly traits or having spent time with the breed and liked them (ie.I bought a Siamese, because my mom and sister had some really  great Siamese mix cats, and I really liked the intelligence, affectionate person oriented nature, and, yes, even the moxy, that they got from their Siamese ancestry.), go for it.   The looks on a pedigreed cat are striking, but pick them for personality first ( ie if you want a quiet laid back cat that doesn't need a lot of attention, you probably wouldn't want a Siamese), and loosk second.  Also, as others have said, use a reputable breeder, not a pet store.

  Rescuing cats is a great thing to do, and my previous cat was a wonderful (very affectionate, good with her litter box, super intelligent) kitty who was "just" a domestic shorthair, but it is more work (my sister and her husband adopted a rescue that, while a very sweet boy, has litter and hygine issues, because they discovered ( after getting him home from the shelter), that the poor thing had all four paws declawed, for example), and that may not be for every one.  A cat with special needs isn't something that every one is equipped to take on, after all.

PS I like cat 6 the best,  it looks like it may be a Norwegian forest cat?