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TIL about the philosophical concept of Solipsism: the only thing you can be truly sure exists is the Self. (en.m.wikipedia.org)
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It's an extreme view, and not many professionals endorse it, but it is an interesting thought!

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[โ€“] wildncrazyguy@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I learned this one from Solipskier! One of my favorite little flash games from back a few years ago: https://www.kongregate.com/games/Mikengreg/solipskier?acomplete=solipskier

[โ€“] palordrolap@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Strong solipsistic belief can turn to paranoia or even pronoia depending on what might be happening in a person's life.

Pronoia can then unexpectedly turn to hubris.

Source: I occasionally go off on solipsistic flights of fancy, but then have to reel myself in.

Much like predestination, it's probably not healthy to do nothing / potentially wrong things and assume everything will fall into place.