A lot of people make the mistake of thinking they have real life plot armour
We all perceive ourselves as the main character, and that leads some people to think bad accidents won't happen to them
I’ve never thought I was the main character, logic always suggested I was one of billions lol. But, I came close or technically died multiple times. I’m actually starting to worry I might be the luckiest man alive and it’s only if I keep -metaphorically- getting hit by lightning. 🤬
It's probably a feature that benefits the species.
It doesn't have to benefit the individual sheeples.
I haven't died yet.
Therefore: I AM IMMORTAL!
Brb, I'm gonna sit under a tent that says "PROVE ME WRONG" so I can debate people.
Well if someone really wants to prove you wrong, they can shoot you
Who says you are not?
My username comes from "pemptagonist," the fifth most important character in a play (after protagonist, deuteragonist, etc). I thought it was funny, but maybe there's something in that because I don't trust my luck one bit.
I think that's how human brains be. We're already notoriously bad at correctly accounting for low-risk events (eg the lottery). Plus being constantly aware of the full myriad of threats we face would probably be debilitating.
If you haven't had or seen a kind of accident your brain probably sees no compelling reason to account for it. My partner was lax about flu shots until she started working at a funeral home and saw how many people of all ages die of the flu. Now it's a threat she has the awareness to accurately account for.
"we all"??? you clearly seem to lol
OTOH I surely am the main character of my own life. I guess there's different ways of interpreting that phrase. I don't think I have so-called main character syndrome.
I dunno, i just dont see it that way. im an organism who experiences the world from my own perspective but i understand nothing about that makes my perspective special. the only extra duty i have is to care for myself because i am myself and im the best one for the job, most of the time. maybe i did have ego death or something?? i dunno, i never thought about it as being the main character or side character. when i see the ilk of Elon Musk talking about things like NPCs it just blows my mind how ... "single-minded" people can be.
i see your mind and i know it is part of me but the paradox is that upon recognizing that your single-mindedness is part of me, i cease being single-minded
Sounds like plain old stupidity to me. Unwillingness to learn. Often stronger in "main character syndrome" people than in others. I guess Darwinism will sort it out.
So, it may seem like tragedies happen just to other people.
Of course you are the protagonist of your life, but the chances are, you’re still “other people” to other people.
The truth is, we all really do go through life thinking that the bad shit happens to someone else until it happens to us.
Some people are more reckless and others more fearful. Both can be productive, but it's wiser (as it usually is), to pull yourself towards the middle.
I mean when you die your story IS over.
What about when you really do have plot armor? When you can jump off a building and land flat footed, but your efforts never give you more then you need?
The difference between main character syndrome and plot armor is that people with plot armor aren't the writers of their story
We actually are the main character. We can only perceive the universe through the data our senses collect. We are each a ghost trapped in a meat sack, standing on a rock, hurtling through the universe. You are wholly incapable of seeing the universe through someone else's perspective. The best you can do is analyze the data you've collected through your own senses and try to guess what someone else is experiencing.
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This. Don’t ever let anyone ever convince you that you’re an NPC in your life. You may not be someone else’s main character, but that’s okay. You are yours.
Believe me when I say there is nothing more debilitating than losing **your** sense of self in **your** life.
You never know if the other people are as consiuos as you and nobody can prove it. It is possible that you are the only one in the universe with a consious mind.
Is it solipsistic in here, or is it just me?
This might all be a simulation.
I know i am