We all perceive ourselves as the main character, and that leads some people to think bad accidents won’t happen to them

  • Jo Miran@lemmy.ml
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    6 hours 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 through your own senses and try to guess what someone else is experiencing.

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      4 hours 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.

    • dohpaz42@lemmy.world
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      5 hours 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.~