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Re:Everybody Is the Main Character by UncleOxidant on Monday April 10, 2023 @01:42PM (#35514987)
> Yes, "main character" is Twitter jargon not normally used in business.

I thought "main character" was a literary term? As in the "main character" of a book or story. Does it mean something different on twitter?

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Re:Everybody Is the Main Character by AnimalMuppet on Monday April 10, 2023 @01:47PM (#35515064)
On Twitter, I think it means "someone who thinks they're the main character of the story"; that is, someone self-important or narcissistic. But I'm not a Twitter person (a Twit?), so I'm going by what I hear from others.
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Re:Everybody Is the Main Character by kalensh on Monday April 10, 2023 @03:11PM (#35516119)
On Twitter I'd say the "main character" designation is less about how a person acts, and more about how everyone else is talking about them. They are the main character of the moment because suddenly half of your timeline is other Twitter users either directly or indirectly referring to them. Usually because they are wrong in a way that drives a ton of engagement.
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