• RGB3x3@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    You may be overthinking the idea. Referring to someone as an NPC is just a shorthand to describe people who fit into the crowds, who don’t make real impressions on you, who really don’t have anything to contribute to your life, but who likely contribute a whole lot to the people in their lives.

    You’re an NPC to almost everyone, just as everyone is an NPC to almost everyone else.

    You can’t always drill down into people’s personalities to give them real unique identities in your mind.

    It’s like walking into a crowd during a concert. Everyone else is an NPC to you except the couple people you went with.

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      9 months ago

      Yeah and I’m saying that’s a dangerous mental habit to fall into. Keep in mind that all people are people, and at least have the capacity for rich, varied, interesting lives and thoughts and emotions. You don’t have to care about them, but keep it in mind.