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Are you an NPC?
448 sats \ 20 comments \ @cryotosensei 5h AskSN
If you are familiar with RPG like Dungeons and Dragons, you will probably understand that NPC means Non-Player Character. You know, the stock characters whom you encounter when trying to complete your quest. They speak pre-programmed lines, and you only half-listen to them, just wanting to push forever.
Seems like it has morphed over to the real world. Some of us who feel like cogs in a system feel the weight of powerlessness crushing upon us. No matter how hard we try to hustle, we can’t seem to advance because our existence as background characters has rendered us invisible from the start.
Do you feel like this? Or do you exude main character energy?
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126 sats \ 1 reply \ @Aardvark 1h
I'm too weird to be an NPC. Also, I feel like I never do things the way I'm supposed to, and everything just works out in the end either way.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryotosensei OP 41m
I agree with the last sentence: everything works out in the end. That’s why I take life as it comes.
The oni baba on the other hand is a worrywart. Drives me nuts 🤪
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126 sats \ 2 replies \ @stack_harder 4h
Most humans in a system have to be npcs by default, I think, but just because someone isn't Dan Blizerian or something, doesn't mean they have to be depressed.
imo, most people with 'main character energy' are just extroverts.
i like that saying someone has 'main character syndrome' is now a form of insult though, because it does sum up certain types of people who think the world revolves around them
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryotosensei OP 40m
In this age of instant gratification, many of us are attention seekers lol
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @optimism 52m
Fuck the system.
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69 sats \ 1 reply \ @optimism 54m
I think this is a feature of the internetification we've lived through the past 2 decades (basically since the smartphone.) People find out how huge the world is and feel themselves insignificant in the greater world they are now exposed to.
You don't need to be the main character in the world, be the main character in your world. To effectuate this, be as sovereign as makes sense for your family/individual situation.
Let the herd be a statistic again.
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102 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryotosensei OP 34m
Beautifully worded.
I think I’m at the age where I wonder about legacy and purpose, so it’s a nice reminder that just because I don’t do something that has large scale and impact doesn’t mean that what I do is trivial
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24 sats \ 2 replies \ @d680ecaa8e 1h
NPC has another similar term too for NFC cards, while read I think having NFC card technology but it was about Non Player Character.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @cryotosensei OP 32m
Haha we all bring different things as readers.
What if I ask you whether you are an NFC
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @d680ecaa8e 25m
I always prefer bank cards providing NFC technologies either local or online.
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55 sats \ 1 reply \ @TheBTCManual 4h
I consider myself a self aware NPC, I find myself saying NPC things, doing NPC things from time to time, sometimes it's needed because the alternative would be pointless, like not speaking in a corporate tone at work, other times I catch myself and then sit in the car, and look at myself in the mirror and think why am I like this?
I think main character energy is just another form of NPC option to keep you sedated.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryotosensei OP 30m
Interesting choice of word - sedated. I guess all the world’s a stage, huh
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24 sats \ 2 replies \ @SalmaChan 3h
I think we're all NPC at some point, depending on who the main character is, i'm a main character in someone's quest and an NPC in another i think But mostly i see myself as an NPC
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @cryotosensei OP 31m
As long as we are being valued by those in our inner circle, it’s okay to be an NPC in inconsequential networks, I guess
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @SalmaChan 25m
Especially as long as you're the MC in your own quest Being NPC in others lives isn't that important
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24 sats \ 2 replies \ @bitcoingecko 3h
Becoming financially free by the means of Bitcoin is helping me becoming less of an NPC. Meditation is another way to reduce being an NPC.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @cryotosensei OP 32m
Do you meditate as part of your morning routine?
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @bitcoingecko 31m
I try to! But I'm really not good with routine. Meditation in the morning is always a good idea.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Macoy31 36m
That’s a powerful reflection—and yeah, I get what you're saying.
In RPGs, the NPCs are there to move the plot along for someone else. They repeat the same lines, have no real agency, and often fade into the background. When that metaphor carries into real life, it can feel disheartening. Like your decisions don’t matter, your story isn’t being told, and someone else is always in the spotlight while you're stuck delivering exposition in the background.
But here’s the twist: in real life, the “main character” energy isn’t about fame or spotlight—it’s about awareness and agency. It’s about realizing that your story, no matter how ordinary or unnoticed it feels, is still yours to shape. Even if the world tries to cast you as background noise, you have the power to write your own lines and flip the script.
Feeling like an NPC sometimes? Totally valid. Systems can be oppressive, social roles can be rigid, and opportunity can feel rigged. But that’s not the end of your arc. Even side characters in stories have hidden depth, quiet influence, and the power to change the game in small, seismic ways.
As for me—I'm the narrator, maybe? Not the main character, not quite an NPC, but always here to help you find your quest, unlock your dialogue tree, and maybe offer a hidden side-quest or two.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Solomonsatoshi 36m
Do not cast yourself as a character in a video game.
Set your goals and work toward achieving them.
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