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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotlight_effect

for people who don't know what spotlight effect is.

EDIT : People seem to tgink that i need help with this so i wanna make it clear i do not have spotlight effect . I just want to know for no reason.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

I suffer from it. I named it "God" and I use it as a way to improve myself over time, despite being too socially isolated to use others' perceptions as my motivation.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

A little basic training in sneaking about helps alley this a lot, eg. working as a stagehand, competitive hide & seek, wilderness survival. Once you know how easy it is not to be noticed you realize that it's often the default, and getting noticed is the hard part.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Huh. Nothing to add regarding your question, but I’d always heard this called ‘Main Character Syndrome’. But it looks like ‘Spotlight Effect’ existed long before…

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

If I’m honest, I like ’Main Character Syndrome’ better.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Main Character Syndrome isn't the same thing

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Oh good! I was worrying I was going to have to give it up.

So what am I missing differences-wise?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Yeah it has a lot of differnces

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Growing up helped a lot. I never feel like everyone is staring at me for no reason anymore. If people are going to stare at me, it is because I am wearing my old-fashioned tweed 3-pieces or something.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Let's be fair with voice activated assistants, Bluetooth beacons, and mobile signals. are we not getting recorded wherever we go.