Everyone Is Running on Autopilot

>be me >late 20s >been observing everyone around me, analyzing social interactions >notice 90% of people have preset responses, like NPCs >try different conversations with strangers, deliberately ask random questions >responses are always the same, like they're reading a script >attempt to break the cycle; they just glitch out, give confused stares >"how's work?" "oh, you know... same old, same old." >repeat the exact same question, just rephrased >they give the same response, verbatim, no change >realize society is just a loop of repetitive exchanges >even at parties, people are just spouting pre-programmed lines >"yeah man, crazy weather" "can't believe it's Monday already" "weekend flew by" >literally nothing unique, like they're on autopilot >mfw realize life is a massive RPG, everyone's dialogue options are pre-set by whoever's running this game >start trying to spot "glitches" in the system >say nonsensical phrases to cashiers, like "do you think the duck has a soul?" >watch them freeze for a second, eyes blank, as if the system can't compute >come to the conclusion that 90% of people are just background characters >they exist to fill up the world, no original thoughts, just preset actions >we're all just in a giant, repetitive conversation loop, doomed to follow scripted lives

A person in their late twenties lies in bed while describing how they observe repetitive social interactions. They conclude that most people behave like NPCs in a massive RPG, using preset dialogue and freezing when confronted with absurd questions. This greentext is used as an absurd, cynical reaction to feeling alienated by small talk and everyday social routines.

• @eternalclassic / 67899 2025-04-11