50 Self-Centered People That Deserved To Be Roasted For Their Tone-Deaf Posts
Interview With Expert
People like to stand out from the crowd. Be unique and act differently. And it’s well and fine when you’re a teenager still building your personality and finding what you like and don’t like. But this struggle to not be like others to get attention gets stale really quickly when you’re an adult. You realize that the ‘not like other people’ phase is just that – a phase, and it seems pretty cringy in real life.
The I’m The Main Character community gives a pretty healthy dose of shaming to those guilty of constantly wanting to be the center of attention. It’s a subreddit with over 1.3 million members who like to roast self-absorbed people. I mean, if they were foolish enough to post their main character syndrome behavior, they need to be able to take the ridicule, right?
Bored Panda also reached out to Alexander Danvers, Ph.D., a social psychologist and Director of Treatment Outcomes at Sierra Tucson, who researches emotions and social interactions.
We asked him how professionals would describe 'Main Character Syndrome,' why some people act this way, and whether we all have some of that main character energy in us. After all, we're all the main characters of our lives, aren't we?
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The popularity of the I'm The Main Character subreddit is a testament to how people detest those who publicly act like they're at the center of the world. The community also has one condition for its posts: they have to feature "deliberate attention-seeking behavior, entitlement, or individuals thinking they are more privileged than anyone else."
The subreddit is also against discrimination, harassment, racism, misogyny, bigotry, or personal attacks. Even if the main characters featured on the subreddit are extremely rude, the rules ask members not to harass them on their social media. The same goes for discussions among members: "There is always a real human with emotions behind the screen," the group cites Reddiquette.
Cat Thinks Its The Main Character
They Were Definitely Looking At Them
To learn more about 'Main Character Syndrome' from a psychology professional's perspective, we reached out to Dr. Alex Danvers. Because the term gets thrown around online quite frequently, we were curious to know whether psychologists and mental health experts characterize it as a medical diagnosis.
"'Main Character Syndrome' isn't a medical diagnosis," Danvers tells us. "It's a pop culture term, which means it has a looser definition, and people can use it in different ways. Typically, I see it used to mean that someone sees their life as a story—a TV drama or a romantic comedy—and puts themselves in the starring role."
Invading Someone's Privacy And Insulting Them
Oh dear. oh dear. But I am sure that it is something that a good therapist might be able to help you with :-)
“Not My Order?” I Don’t Know What That Even Means…
Thinks The World Stops For Him Because He Spent Too Much On His Truck
The wonderful thing about my car is it's so scratched up and dinged already, and also small, I would 100% do this.
Dr. Danvers says that such a mindset can change the way a person thinks. Sometimes in big ways, sometimes in small ways. "At the problematic end, it can make the person too focused on themselves, always trying to shift conversations and social situations to center around the drama of their personal story."
"This can cause someone to overlook other people’s thoughts or feelings, treating them as supporting characters. That can feel, to friends, like a lack of empathy or rudeness."
"But it can also lead to behaviors that are pretty common and less problematic," Danvers continues. "Like trying to present yourself as positively as possible or focusing on documenting your life on social media over engaging in the moment."
Who Does This?!
Starring: Yearbook's Photo Editor
Surely This Ain’t Real…
And eventually the grass eats us :) it really is a great circle
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I'm a vegan but gosh I really wish some people like this weren't. You make life difficult for the rest of us.
Same! I’m on a mission to make people realize we are not horrible. This doesn’t help.
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Perhaps the neighbors could accommodate her by spreading cow manure along her route to make her feel more at one with nature. EDIT: To those slamming me for saying 'her', I clicked on the link to 'inkwitxh' shown below the picture. Her feed shows her helping deliver a lamb. Why do some people choose to be offended at every opportunity??
Or maybe, people could go running at other times of day, and/or not near other people's houses, if they find cooking smells unpleasant.
Gentle psa NO I'm really getting tired of the weird entitlement of others beliefs encroaching on mine while masking itself as morality policing for attention seeking. It's gotten way out of hand.
Please do not run by my house when I am cooking. The smell of your sweat contaminates the natural bouquet of my food.
"I don't want to be a stereotype"... but I am going to reinforce the stereotype until my dying breath.
Idiot, that will be opposite of what they do. After that note for spite they'll be grilling some steaks out in their front yard.
Hmm in South Africa we have people in my culture who will sometimes slaughter livestock in a suburb. Usually chickens but sometimes larger like goats/sheep. The smell isn't nice, nor the noise. I can empathise with this a bit. Understanding and tolerating each others' cultures is tricky especially when it is intrusive. For example, us africans, particularly the older generation, like playing praise/church music in african languages. It apparently sounds "depressing" to white folks, rather than joyful. Personally I'm not religious and don't do this, but I can see why I can sound that way.
There's a big difference between cooking meat that comes out of the fridge and slaughtering an animal in the front yard.
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... Then don't go running around at Dinnertime... I find your sweaty armpits smell and sense of self righteousness offensive so hey ho there we go 👍🙂
Sure I'll just die of carbon monoxide poisoning instead of gracing this person with the offensive smell of meat. Honestly how sheltered do you have to be to think this is OK?
I'm vegetarian, and I'm not offended by other people's cooking. I might not care for certain scents, but I'm not going to go as far as this entitled person did.
I’m vegetarian and love the smell of barbecues and even if I don’t, I respect the choices of others I don’t know to nourish their families as everyone is on their own path and what they put in their bodies is their own choice and unless you cohabitating, you have no claim on ambient air smells. Run in a flower field or something. Does not represent vegetarians; just self centered folks.
I think all her neighbors should cook cabbage, with all their windows wide open, on one of her running nights. That should tickle her vegan instincts.
The smell of cooked cabbage is horrible. Cooked broccoli, cauliflower, and several other aren’t much better.
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My wife and kids are vegetarian, I eat meat, they never complain when I cook meat and they are literally in the house with it. I would set up a grill in my front yard and offer this guy a hot dog every time he ran past.
Maybe they're doing it so you run faster past their house? More cardio for you, less annoyance for them.
Seriously deluded... Go running at 5 a.m. and you won't have this issue.
And keep running in a straight line, never to return.
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When other carnivorous/omnivorous animals develop scruples about eating me, then I'll develop scruples about eating other animals. Until then.....
Obviously you should do it inside or at least leave a three hour window either side of her running time, just to be safe.
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Humans are naturally omnivorous. Veganism is actually unnatural. The pure vegan diet is deficient. The vegans eventually use up their stored B12 and have to take supplements. Vegetarians, like some Hindus and Seventh Day Adventists, consume plant and milk products. They get calcium, Vitamins A, D and B12 and don't require supplements.
How 'bout you shut it and get over it. Their house, their freedoms. I don't like the smell of non-meat but I don't complain to my neighbors.
Like I would give a s--t about the person jogging past my home!! If it was a neighbor then I would consider it. But someone running by, no way! Get over it, the world is not going to change just because you happen to be there for a minute
A gentle reminder indeed. We're not all with you, over-sensitive runner. Vegan runner. Whatever.
I can sort of understand this post. When I lived at home a neighbour sometimes cooked cabbage with their windows open, and it was a terrible smell.
Humans are hunter gatherers. You are the gatherer. I am the hunter. Get it?
Oh, I don't know...how about alter your route or change your running time, sweetie?
With that baditude, I'll put some extra meat in the stew, just for you, sweetie...
Big, BIG roast in the oven now. Every night. With a fan blowing out the window.
Good luck telling the bbq families to stop allowing their smells and smoke to leave their properties.
I’m a vegetarian and I don’t give two hoots if people cook meat around me. Vegans are the only ones who are over the top about this.
Yeah? Plant based you say? Meat stinks? Really. I had no idea! Let me just open all my front and.back windows here! There! Now, that smells amazing! Nothing like pork bbq
Wow, what about when people exhale? Couldn't they close their mouths and prevent all that carbon dioxide from polluting the atmosphere and contributing to global warming?
Serious??!! How entitled is this person. I was eating meat WAY before you were vegan. Take another route or just suck it up!
Why DO vegans think they are superior? So they don't eat meat or use animal products. Human beings are carnivorous by nature. Veganism is therefore unnatural.
And now, we are learning that plants, too, have a consciousness that we do not yet understand, that they communicate with other plants, that they react to damage and communicate that, and that other plants react TO THEIR REACTIONS. My take-away? Eat what you will, but work to make sure that each thing that dies for you is treated as humanely as possible. The alternative is a nice bowl of mud.
Guess I will invite some friends over. That violates the "quiet enjoyment" of ones home. I would print it out and tape to his front door
Get your fat a*s out of bed an hour early and run before I start cooking my bacon and fatback with my chorizo and eggs. Or wait an hour later in the evening after I'm done cooking my steak and potatoes.
I can't eat pig without getting very ill, but I love the smell of bacon. Please open your windows when cooking bacon so everyone can enjoy the aroma. Just bought "bacon bits" that are pig free
Dear Karen, please, tell us how hard your life is that THIS is the hill you choose to die on...
And I encourage YOU to find another route when you go running. Cooking in a closed kitchen on a hot summer day is more unhealthy than eating meat. Plus, it sets off the smoke detectors. You do you, kiddo, and let the rest of us do us. You're not the dorm prefect any more.
I am a vegan and find this vegan runner offfensive. This is what puts people's backs up! Stop with the virtual signalling you sanctimonious bugger
i can relate to this but u cant just tell people to not cook meat
Cows eat grass, I eat steak, I die, corpse fertilize grass, circle of life
Thank you for continuing the "vegans are self centered a**holes" stereotype.
People like this are the reason why I don’t talk about how I eat. I refer to them as militant vegans.
Every time I smell something cooking while I'm out I wish for a second that I was bold enough and crazy enough to figure out where it's coming from, knock on the door, and ask if I can have some.
Run at a time when the majority of the population isn't cooking their choose of food.
Why does she have to go running at supper time? How's about going before or after?
Lol they don't want to be a stereotype, but that's exactly what they're doing 😖
Please tell me where the person lives so I can not only cook meat while she’s running but put a fan on it to blow the smells in her direction!!
You don't really buy that BS, do you? This person doesn't exist.
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I wonder how many vegetarians and vegans would reconsider the animals if eating vegetables made you fat. [spoken as a person who tries to eat vegetarian too]
Disclaimer: I'm writing while I'm eating noodles with satay chicken that I just cooked. Would it be better for the environment if we didn't eat so much meat? Absolutely. I grew up in a rural area, and the impact of intensive agriculture is severe. Are these animals mistreated? Not necessarily, but it happens. A lot. Is this person going to win anybody over? No way.
I would roast an entire fvkg pig, window wide open and get a fan to push that delicious aroma out the window as soon as she runs by....IKYFL!
Seriously????? I'm vegetarian, and I love the smell of bacon in the morning.
Plants are living things, too, with reproductive processes and stress responses. Get out of here.
This always baffles me when something like this is requested. Are you serious? 🙄 I don't judge you in your Vegan ways... 😐
You may not want to be a stereotype but you succeeded anyway. Congratulations
I find car exhaust fumes offensive, so please could all vehicles keep off the road everytime I feel like going out for a run?
"I do not want to be a stereotype"... oops, too late. You have surpassed stereotype and went right into being ridiculous. Odors getting you down? Smear some Vicks Vapor Rub on your upper lip next time you brave the whacky world of not being in your bubble.
I realize people have allergies and this comment was not to them. The cows that exist now are cattle, food production. Im all for the better treatment of animals but when they are literally selectively bred for consumption ... I'm gonna eat a hamburger
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No, see, I would have to set up the grill and do burgers, steak, chicken, etc Every. Single. Day.
We need to chop down more trees to make clothes pegs to place over their noses... Problem solved.
Meanwhile, I've had vegans lie and claim "there's no tofu in it!" then avoid responsibility while I'm puking and having seizures.
you, sweaty is a stereotype, and though you "won't go into details" the little you have already hinted at is already enough, to classify you. Be careful, statements like that is what makes the neighbors have a barbecue party right next to the fence.
why not wear a mask and take another route, maybe in the woods, that way when you get hungry you can chew on a tree branch or eat bear S*** its full of vegan stuff.
Just a reminder: I did my research. Bacon is good. I'll be eating meat tonight with my windows open.
Vegetarianism and its fundamentalist version, veganism, are philosophical ideologies that are based on a good idea, perhaps, but totally de-legitimized by the self-centeredness of some of the adherents. Live your philosophy but stop pushing everyone else around to accommodate your view. If the smell bothers you THAT MUCH, wear a nose filter.
Wow. Go f*ck yourslef. Cows cause methane which is reducing the ozone layer, which is why I eat the cows. I'm saving the planet, you pathetically pale subhuman.
I think it just became time for a daily evening barbecue OUTSIDE...
"The smell of meat can be quite overpowering" Thats the only part I agree with 🤤
Danvers also notes that people engaging in narcissistic and entitled behavior might be masking other feelings, like feeling insecure or like they're not in control. "If someone is giving big main character energy, there's probably something deeper going on, and there are likely aspects of their life they aren't happy with," the social psychologist explains.
Main Character At Starbucks
What Kind Of Welcome Was He Expecting?
The Pic Really Emphasizes Her Point
The man in the rice field wonders why some creepy woman in her underwear is staring at him.
In recent years, there has been much discussion about how people do not know how to act in public spaces anymore. Concertgoers keep throwing things at celebrities during concerts, and kids are destroying testers and being mean to Sephora employees. Did we forget how to act when we're not at home?
"The pandemic made a lot of people feel more anxious and less connected," Alex Danvers says. Since unhappiness and anxiety in daily life can lead to narcissistic behavior, he agrees that the pandemic and social media play a role in how we conduct ourselves in public spaces.
The Bride Who's Wedding Cake Was A Life Size Version Of Herself Is Pretty Mc Behaviour
If that's all cake - the thought of cutting it up is pretty cringe. At some point you have to cut off her head. Someone with a few drinks in them is going to make a lame joke about "I'll have a piece of that a...ss" and so on. I can't think of a graceful way to cut up a cake that looks like a human being.
Couldn't Be Bothered
It's Like You're Obsessed With Me Or Something
"Depending on the way you use social media, it can be very anxiety-provoking," Danvers observes. "People do a lot of self-comparison there and can find themselves wanting. Becoming the main character of the story of your life is a way of using fantasy to cope with a harsh world."
"Right now, the world feels very uncertain and potentially dangerous to a lot of people," Dr. Danvers invites us to sympathize with the main characters. "There are wars, political instability, concerns about disease, and concerns about harms from climate change. These are real things that produce real anxiety, and in daily life, it often feels like we as individuals can't take action to meaningfully improve things."
Omg I Visibly Cringed
How Rude To Advertise Ice Cream In A Day I Can’t Eat It!
Lol
Take the bus next time, nobody on a bus feels like laughing. (Party bus excluded)
Danvers says that people's self-absorbed behavior can become a way to deal with those problems. "That's when fantasy can come in as a protective measure—you might want to imagine that you're the hero in a scripted story because things always work out for them. What becomes important is the drama and learning the life lesson that the 'episode' was meant to teach."
That said, Dr. Danvers cautions against losing yourself in that kind of fantasy. "Of course, life doesn't come in episodes with conflicts that neatly resolve themselves, and this worldview can mess up people's real relationships with their real friends and family."
Nipsey Hussle, Main Character
I Thought Of You People!
Tour Guide Has The Spotlight😄
This is a hilarious photo. I'd print it and frame it. I doubt he realized the camera would focus on him and not the group. Also, if you have someone take your picture, check the results before you leave.
The term 'Main Character Syndrome' is weird in a way. Because, when you think about it, aren't we all the main characters of our story? "In a general sense, we are the main characters of our lives," Danvers somewhat agrees. "Like a novel written from the first-person perspective, we can only really know our own thoughts and experience our own lives."
The Bus Is Full And Multiple People Asked Her To Make Room And She Refused Because She Doesn’t Feel Safe Sitting Next To Other People
“Hate When People Don’t Recognize Me For How Much I Make”
people can't comprehend getting coffee? cause thats all i see u doing
Bro Thinks He's The CEO Of Gaming
But those with 'Main Character Syndrome' wish to be main characters not just in their lives. "When people are talking about 'Main Character Syndrome,' they're typically talking about something more extreme," Danvers notes. "They think of someone who is acting like social situations should be all about them, and a world where they are important to everyone around them."
Omg So Deep
In A Post About Airport Health Hacks While Traveling With A Baby
Why would you want your bare skin touching the gross airport carpet? 🤮
The Dress The Hair & Make Up Girl Wore To My Friends Beach Wedding
Ooh, I'll dress up as the bouquet, and you can toss me after the ceremony.
"They think about someone who is more focused on crafting their own personal story than on paying attention to what's going on with their friends and communities," Dr. Danvers explains the difference. "This can lead to selfish or entitled behavior, and that is the type of thing that people can learn to—and be expected to—change."
Posted Some Pics Of My Fiancé And Dogs, This Karen Who I Hadn’t Talked To In Over A Year Just Had To Make It About Her. And No I Did Not See Her Post
Entitlement
you should have asked in the first-place idiot, maybe that guy was really nice and you just ruined it. :<
Imagine Being So Entitled That You Make Everyone Drive 20mph Because That's What You Want
On the other hand, Dr. Danvers also says that thinking of yourself as a main character can certainly be empowering. "If you see yourself as important, you might be more willing to take good care of yourself and treat your values as important. That can be a positive change, especially for people who might otherwise feel depressed."
"The key is balancing a healthy confidence in yourself against the need to be aware of how much space you're taking up and making sure you leave room for others in your story."
Signs Are Not For Me
He Is Just Built Different
"Or I escape just in time through a crease and swim up quickly." A perfect example of why schools need to teach critical thinking skills. Water pressure strong enough to crunch a submarine will certainly tenderize his majestic smugness. The Titan submarine was approximately 9000 ft/3000m down, approaching 300 times air pressure at sea level.
She's Two Main Characters
Do You Say Something If You’re Sitting There?
Yes You Went To The Store In A Dress And Everyone Stopped Their Shopping To Stare At You. Right
They glare because you are blocking the aisle and probably preaching to people about your supposed superiority after you left those fake Christian dollars at Denny's as a tip. That smug smile doesn't help much either. P.S. That's one ugly dress.
Jerk Tourists In Rosslyn Near Dc. Emergency Stopped Very Long Escalator With People On It During Rush Hour To Take Group Photo, Then Moved To Working Escalator. Needed Transit Worker To Explain Why That Was Wrong
"You Know What To Do Reddit. 🤓"
Mc Wants To Host A Real-Life "The Bachelorette"
Tell me you are a narcissist without telling me you are a narcissist 🏆
This Is Perpetually-Online Behavior If I've Ever Seen One
Just The Worst
Gym Rules Don’t Apply
Well she did wait until nobody else was there. Dumb but not worth angst dum
It’s Almost As If Women Only Spaces Are Made For This Very Reason
This Girl At The Airport Waits Until The Queue Moves All The Way Forward To Move. People Confronted Her And She Said “It’s The Same If I Move Now Or Later”
Person At Airport Unplugs ATM To Charge Their Phone
My Experience At The Taylor Swift Movie
Next time take a squirt gun and pretend you didn't see anything when they turn around.
It's Restricted For A Reason
Gonna Be Funny Watching Them Get Fired
Instagram User Trying To Beg For A Ferrari 😭
She’s Literally The Main Character
Shirtless, Childless Man Grunts And Exercises At A Playground In The Middle Of A Group Of Girls Eating Right After School
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Main characters just need to be told they're not main characters in public so they get the humiliation they need. Preferably from an ooooold lady with a handbag.
Lmao literally thought the poll question was another post because it sounded so cringe
After reading these posts I got the epiphany there's only one me and lots of lots of others. Does it mean suddenly I got the Main Character Syndrome?
You should probably only start to worry if there are more than one of you.
Load More Replies... I may be the main character in my own life, but the dressing room I've been assigned fails to reflect this.
We need more squirt guns. Like gentle ones, not super-soakers. Instagram lady being a brat? Squirt gun to the face to ruin hours of makeup work. Man exercising in your area? Squirt gun to the crotch to make it look like he peed. Nothing heavily violent, just shocking and humiliating enough to give the scene they so desperately want, just not the terms they want.
I was not able to read all entries due to the rage and stress of these entitled wastes of flesh. Their parents should be embarrassed. I would have a hard time not stupid slapping them. I kept thinking, Life has a way of handing out karma. They will all would turtle up and scream for saving if, god forbid, their world literally explodes. This made me so sad for the future.
Pity about the poll, I would have liked to click "society should be more punitive to narcissists"
I don't understand this. Many of these behaviors are rudeness and lack of consideration and respect for others. A main character is merely the focus of the story, the lead. They can be any kind of person. Why would anyone live their life as if they are secondary? Aren't we all the main character of our life? I can't live anyone's else's experiences except in books. And living with society as the sole focus of my life would be unhealthy. So I don't think I understand the expectation we have for others. People should be themselves but strive to be the kindest version of themselves. Kindness and respect benefit the giver and recipient.
There’s a difference between being the protagonist of your own life, or having main character syndrome. People with main character syndrome are 100% convinced they are the most important person alive at all times in any situation, as a protagonist you can be the main focus of your own life, but still recognize that at some points, other people might matter just as much or sometimes even a little more. An easy example: throwing a birthday party for your kid/friend/cat/dog and presenting a cake you know only you like (main character syndrome), vs presenting a cake your kid/friend/cat/dog likes.
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Main characters just need to be told they're not main characters in public so they get the humiliation they need. Preferably from an ooooold lady with a handbag.
Lmao literally thought the poll question was another post because it sounded so cringe
After reading these posts I got the epiphany there's only one me and lots of lots of others. Does it mean suddenly I got the Main Character Syndrome?
You should probably only start to worry if there are more than one of you.
Load More Replies... I may be the main character in my own life, but the dressing room I've been assigned fails to reflect this.
We need more squirt guns. Like gentle ones, not super-soakers. Instagram lady being a brat? Squirt gun to the face to ruin hours of makeup work. Man exercising in your area? Squirt gun to the crotch to make it look like he peed. Nothing heavily violent, just shocking and humiliating enough to give the scene they so desperately want, just not the terms they want.
I was not able to read all entries due to the rage and stress of these entitled wastes of flesh. Their parents should be embarrassed. I would have a hard time not stupid slapping them. I kept thinking, Life has a way of handing out karma. They will all would turtle up and scream for saving if, god forbid, their world literally explodes. This made me so sad for the future.
Pity about the poll, I would have liked to click "society should be more punitive to narcissists"
I don't understand this. Many of these behaviors are rudeness and lack of consideration and respect for others. A main character is merely the focus of the story, the lead. They can be any kind of person. Why would anyone live their life as if they are secondary? Aren't we all the main character of our life? I can't live anyone's else's experiences except in books. And living with society as the sole focus of my life would be unhealthy. So I don't think I understand the expectation we have for others. People should be themselves but strive to be the kindest version of themselves. Kindness and respect benefit the giver and recipient.
There’s a difference between being the protagonist of your own life, or having main character syndrome. People with main character syndrome are 100% convinced they are the most important person alive at all times in any situation, as a protagonist you can be the main focus of your own life, but still recognize that at some points, other people might matter just as much or sometimes even a little more. An easy example: throwing a birthday party for your kid/friend/cat/dog and presenting a cake you know only you like (main character syndrome), vs presenting a cake your kid/friend/cat/dog likes.
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