50 Self-Centered People That Deserved To Be Roasted For Their Tone-Deaf Posts
Interview With ExpertPeople 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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Tesla Owner Thought They Were The Main Character…they Were Wrong
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…
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
If you are listening to media in public without headphones, you can go straight to hell. Do not pass go do not collect $200. You are just an a-hole who is pissing off the rest of the whole world
They go to the special hell where people who talk in movie theaters go to
Load More Replies...Seems jealous cuzzz he caint spel wright and PoinDexter cann doo crozzwurdpahzzles!
The sad thing is that Mr. Nipplehustler was sure he was right and he's the cool guy.
He's dead now. Someone got sick of his s**t and shot him 10 times.
Load More Replies...What a sad, sad character. But he too is in second class but not with any class...
Probably because he didn't put his headphones on
Load More Replies...#1...stop using someone else's name as yours. It does not pay homage to them. #2. Learn how to at least spell. #3. You are rude as hell if you don't put on headphones when you are listening to anything in a public place..i.e. a darn plane! #4. In case you are wondering, I'm 100% Black, but that doesn't mean I'm suppose to be rude and apparently unintelligent.
Right!? I literally STRUGGLED to read wtf he was trying to say in the entitled tone.
Load More Replies...no ... that would be an insult to Oscar-the Grouch, besides even that is way above this guy's level!
Load More Replies...Everybody wants to be a "thug acting punk" so everybody will be scared of them; you know no one wants to hear your hate music anyway, grow up.
learn english first. Or any other language, i dont care, as long as SOMEONE understands what you're babling about.
Yeah, f**k manners, I'm old school, and by old school I'm mean I'm an entitled baby and if things don't go my way, someone's gonna get slapped, and by slapped I'm mean I'm gonna think to myself imma slap em, then that's it. Also imma post it, cause I'm old school, remember?
Well I guess the guy is still doing crosswords.......the other guy was murdered.......
I love Nipsey's music, love that he put back into his community, and was horribly upset when I learned he'd been gunned down in front of his store. But this? Nah, man. You were wrong about this.
Considering his influence as an artist and the sheer ignorance displayed here, it looks like he did a more bad for his community than good.
Load More Replies...No headphones on a plane? Typical selfishness. Not for long, though. I'd give the flight crew an ultimatum: take his phone away or I will.
Why the bleeding hells does he have so many likes? It's sad enough he thinks it's fine to act like that, let alone another 68,000+ people agreeing with him. Ugh.
If he told a member of the Flight Crew that another passenger had told him to “shut the fucc up and do your crossword puzzle”, it’s entirely likely that the passenger who said that would be removed from the plane at worst, or moved & made to apologize at best.
What a w@nker... I'd tell him to put on headphones too... in a friendly sarcastic manner.
This guy needs to go back to school and learn English. Can't take anyone seriously that speaks/writes like that. FYI, 'shutted' is not a word.
Too late, he tried the same tactic with the wrong person and got murdered for it. Shot at least 10 times.
Load More Replies...Dude was right, put ya damn headset on....geeesh, how hard is it to be considerate of other people. 🙄
It's just common courtesy to not interrupt others with your music. We all have those moments where everyone must hear this song, of course, but how often does this happen? Is it today? Is it right now in the middle of a crowded public transport?
I ride public busses. The drivers tell people to turn off the audio on phones or use earphones. If they don't they will get kicked off at the next stop. No one would even think about having a boom box these days. Everyone on the bus has earbuds.
This is one of those FAAFO (f around and find out) situations. Act like this to the wrong dude...
Funny how he didn't slap the guy though. All bark and no bite. Though it is this kind of energy that got him shot 11 times in the head.
I would have pushed the bell and had the attendant come back and tell you to put your headphones on. You shouldn't be disturbing other passengers no matter where you are sitting. You are in a public place.
First of all YOU were never a slave and to bring it up is racist! Second it is common courtesy to use headphones in a public area. Also I hope your get arrested soon
He didn't tell you to put your head phones on because your black. He told you to put them on because some people don't like to listen to other peoples music. Shocking, right?
If you're so damn concerned with slavery, why do you live in a free nation? shouldn't you be in one of the many foreign nations that still allow slavery so that you can be thier hero instead of our problem?
This is another "Where the hell are the Flight Attendants on this flight"? If they're doing their job, the Puzzle doers don't have to.
Put your earphones on in public anyway, No one wants to hear your rappa noise!
Hmm. How's he supposed to finish his crossword puzzle when your music's making it impossible for him to think? You were holding his mind hostage for that entire ride.
This clown didn't tell anyone off because if he did start trouble, he'd be booted off so fast!
Oh yes ! The typical, entitled loud noise blaster who doesn't give a damn about other travellers. Just read the language. So he's doing it because of slavery ... ? Uh, that was about 200 years ago ... Bro !
So, asking you to be polite on the train is now somehow RACIST?
First of all, it's rude af to listen to music or watch stuff when people around can hear it. There's an invention called ear/headphones. Try it, dude.
Look, I think I have a taste in music to put anyone in a badass or cool vibe. But I'll still keep my music to myself because it sounds like the quality of Hit Clips through a cellphone speaker. Rap has got to be the worst for that and seems to be the most common genre played on blast.
Don't think he's doing a crossword puzzle. Last I checked, no sharp objects (pencils, pens) hmm...
Is this even in English? The poster couldn't even spell "the", let alone the profanity he throws around like it's punctuation.
Dude needs to go back to school. The grammar and spelling are hurting my eyes and head.
NIpsey....your writing is ATROCIOUS and you're lack of manners is showing.
So, Nipsey Hussle was one of those self-centered, inconsiderate a******s that play their phones out loud on trains, busses, and in other, enclosed pubic paces. Man, F that jerk!
Look who flunked English class and wasn't taught manners. Your mom must be so proud!
Nipsey Hussle is not a comedian. He was a rapper. Youre probably thinking of Nipsey Russle.
Load More Replies...Ok but it's not, that was hundreds of years ago, and this is an entitled and privileged individual being an @sshole
Load More Replies...Ah, the old fable of “We stop someone from pissing in the well by having everyone p**s in the well until the well had more p**s than water and nobody could drink from the well”.
Load More Replies...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.
Load More Replies...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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