Great Leaders Aren’t the Main Character — They’re the Director
In the age of social media and self-branding, we’re often told to “be the main character” in our own story — to take control, stand out, and make things happen. It sounds empowering. But as the philosopher C Thi Nguyen argues in his Aeon essay https://aeon.co/essays/why-main-character-syndrome-is-philosophically-dangerous Why Main Character Syndrome Is Philosophically Dangerous, this mindset can subtly distort how…