[animal_spirits]

Let's please reframe how bad it is to treat another person as an NPC. It is dehumanizing. It encourages losing focus on why people behave the way they do, rather than learning to hold empathy for the reality of life for the millions of people that surround us. Life isn't easy for many. Many don't have the opportunities to learn or are at least encouraged to do that.

[int_19h]

You can't truly empathize - on the emotional level - with lives of millions of people, even if they surround you.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunbar%27s_number

[labrador]

I think we're in agreement ITT that viewing others as NPCs is not good.