There is nothing more natural than to consider everything as starting from oneself, chosen as the center of the world; one finds oneself thus capable of condemning the world without even wanting to hear its deceitful chatter.

Guy Debord
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When you are self-centered, you see things from a very narrow perspective. You only care about yourself. Everything that happens in the world is not a problem or a challenge to you because you have no expectations of anyone else. Self-centered people live in their own little world where they have complete control over their lives. They believe that everybody else is as selfish as they are, so therefore, they expect everyone else to do as they say and think as they think.

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