Oddly reminds me of Emily Dickinson:<p><pre><code> I’m Nobody! Who are you?
Are you – Nobody – too?
Then there’s a pair of us!
Don't tell! they'd advertise – you know!
How dreary – to be – Somebody!
How public – like a Frog –
To tell one’s name – the livelong June –
To an admiring Bog!</code></pre>
I think some people just have a really nice way to put things out there in the wild. Like for me is “yeah I was at the river and then I caught a fish, and then I chopped his head off” and someone else will tell you a beautiful story about wilderness, connecting with the environment and Solomonic measures. I just fucking killed a fish.
I sometimes have to face phone calls like these where I know the person is very outgoing and has very "shareable" interests (interests that are simple, broadly applicable to everyone and in vogue - think hiking/climbing, frequenting breweries etc), and it feels weird having to say something like "Oh I didn't do much last weekend. Just some chores, practiced some music and read a few more chapters of <insert-well-known-but-not-popular-book>. Caught an amazing playoff game as well".<p>To be fair, they are not judgemental and the question is asked in earnest, but there is this feeling of inadequacy that is stoked in me, despite knowing that I picked my own interests and am happy with them.
I like how many folks these days list "Investor" or "Advisor" in their experience on LinkedIn, along with a list of where they've sprinkled their excess cash. Excellent humblebrag. I'm considering mentioning that I have shares in a Vanguard mutual fund.
"Ordinarily, I don't like to be around interesting people because it means I have to be interesting too."<p>"Are you saying I'm interesting?"<p>"All I'm saying is that, when I'm around you, I find myself showing off, which is the idiot's version of being interesting."<p>(<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102250/quotes/qt0307499" rel="nofollow">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102250/quotes/qt0307499</a>)
Corollary. The 30 most disappointing under 30 [1]<p>[1] <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/a-selection-of-the-30-most-disappointing-under-30" rel="nofollow">https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/a-selection-of-...</a>
For a moment, I thought this would take me to a LinkedIn post, where I see people are "humbled", "blessed", "thrilled", and "honoured" on a regular basis.
NPCs are humans too.<p>And honestly, screw the term NPC, all of us have various degrees of standard and quirkiness. The latter is not automatically good.