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. 🤬
JoMiran@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
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 to try to guess what someone else is experiencing.
dohpaz42@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
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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.~
gonzo028@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
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.
Tujio@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Is it solipsistic in here, or is it just me?
JoMiran@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
This might all be a simulation.