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    Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 23 Oct 2018
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    The use of NPC as a slur is either deeply ironic, or deeply prophetic, depending on whether you think gaming in the future is going to be an OS for civilization or continue as a place to park inconsequential humans in a place of relative psychological stability.

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      2. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 23 Oct 2018
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        Replying to @elmkast

        Err it's the default way most non-gamers look at it (as in people who might occasionally game for fun, but their lives don't revolve around it)

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      2. webdavNifty‏ @niftynei 23 Oct 2018
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        prophetic. everyone's own life is/has NPCs -- it's a strong indication of who's narrative you're listening to

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      3. webdavNifty‏ @niftynei 23 Oct 2018
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        in some ways, it's an amazing rephrasing of 'history belongs to the victors' etc

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      1. Albert Lee‏ @FSKrieger22 23 Oct 2018
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        Great, now I'm having a minor existential crisis again

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        rudy cloudman Retweeted The Onion

        https://twitter.com/theonion/status/1054783776612642816 …

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        Man Does Incredibly Well At Slot Machine Demo Embedded In Ad https://trib.al/XuiHcyF  pic.twitter.com/VkLGcRnjoo
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      2. Brian Duffy‏ @brianduffytweet 23 Oct 2018
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        it’s evidence of sociopathy, basic failure to empathize with the subjective experience of other humans. 4chan is a sociopath magnet, so of course they’re going to turn this into “a thing”

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      3. Brian Duffy‏ @brianduffytweet 23 Oct 2018
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        and regardless of 4chan goblins, it’s a thought everyone entertains at some point, but basic emotional maturity and critical thinking skills would allow one to overcome it rather quicklypic.twitter.com/veS433dqaQ

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      2. Karen Kommerce‏ @cryptoecongames 23 Oct 2018
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        I just called my toddler 'NPC stage' when she had a phase where narrated everything she did 'I'm cooking' 'I'm running now'

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      3. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 23 Oct 2018
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        Aww

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