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Writer finds relief in being a 'background character'
Original: I had a realization today while waiting for my coffee. I was standing there, scrolling through my phone like everyone el
A social media user describes an epiphany while waiting in a coffee shop: scrolling on their phone like everyone else, they felt overwhelming relief at being, in their words, a background character in 99.9% of the world's lives. The reflection touches on anonymity, the pressure of constant visibility, and finding comfort in not mattering to strangers, striking a chord in an era of surveillance and self-presentation.
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- I had a realization today while waiting for my coffee. I was standing there, scrolling through my phone like everyone else, and I felt this sudden, overwhelming wave of relief that I am, for all intents and purposes, a background character in 99.9% of the world's lives. We… · phoenixx@infosec.exchange · 19
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