avatar
Zack Handlen @zhandlen.bsky.social

it sounds silly, but calling other people “NPCs” is legitimately vile.

aug 23, 2025, 8:50 pm • 55 5

Replies

avatar
wolfwoman8.bsky.social @wolfwoman8.bsky.social

I don’t know what that means, it’s a challenge keeping up with every new acronym and newly created word. If it’s vile, don’t spell it out, but …….

aug 24, 2025, 4:38 am • 1 0 • view
avatar
Zack Handlen @zhandlen.bsky.social

It’s a vide game reference-“non-player character.” In video games, it just means everyone who isn’t controlled by a person. In real life, it’s denying consciousness to people you don’t like.

aug 24, 2025, 12:17 pm • 0 0 • view
avatar
wolfwoman8.bsky.social @wolfwoman8.bsky.social

Oh…thanks for the education. Always learning….

aug 24, 2025, 3:17 pm • 1 0 • view
avatar
LDpuppy 🏳️‍⚧️ @ldpuppy.bsky.social

What politics most people using it alot hold certainly contributed

aug 24, 2025, 1:31 pm • 0 0 • view
avatar
Neilbog is goblien backwards @neilbog.bsky.social

Main character syndrome. Most effective counter is "it's not the [insert offender here] show!"

aug 24, 2025, 1:28 am • 1 0 • view
avatar
Zack Handlen @zhandlen.bsky.social

Don’t really need to counter it because it’s not true. Just think it says something awful about anyone who uses it.

aug 24, 2025, 2:27 am • 1 0 • view
avatar
Neilbog is goblien backwards @neilbog.bsky.social

Absolutely. A lack of empathy or worse, a dehumanization of others.

aug 24, 2025, 3:18 am • 1 0 • view
avatar
Christian S. @brakeman90.bsky.social

Oh no, do people do this? I'm grateful to have been insulated from this trend. That's really gross.

aug 24, 2025, 1:44 am • 1 0 • view
avatar
Just a Lil Harmless Avocado @harmlessavocado.bsky.social

I like to think of myself as the chickens in Majora’s Mask. You can “NPC” me a couple times, but eventually…

aug 23, 2025, 8:51 pm • 6 1 • view