Journeying In A World Of Npcs [hot] «Trusted × Guide»

When we are stuck in our own heads, everyone else becomes a . The barista is there to give us coffee; the driver in the next lane is just an obstacle. Viewing the world this way is efficient, but it’s also isolating. It turns the vibrant complexity of human life into a two-dimensional cardboard cutout. The "NPC" label is often a defense mechanism against the overwhelming reality that every single person we pass has a life as vivid and complex as our own—a concept known as Sonder . Breaking the Script