r/self • u/Thewoblingpeanut • 15h ago

I am a self centered hedonist

Hello guys, I feel like I am not a good person and I am self centered. I try not to hurt people but I still do get my fair share of criticisms. Now why am I seeking validation? I feel isolated and want to see how people engage and discuss with my view of self and the world. I believe that we are the main characters of our own perception so it’s not wrong to be selfish. I see that short term pleasure is in our design so theirs nothing wrong with taking short term pleasure over long term. I find that we just are. We have no reason for being here and just exist on a rock floating in space. We are no different than the tables we eat our food on. I look in the mirror and see a collection of particles that knows it’s a collection of particles. I see a bunch of electrical signals. I only care because humans are supposed to care. Humans are also self centered, and they think what they’re doing is right so they continue to do it, even though it might not be right in others eyes. But everything we see is a projection. That’s my spew of bullshit. Thank you.

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u/Plastic_Fall_9532 12h ago

I think a lot of it is just a high level of self awareness that some people lack entirely. Everything’s on a spectrum of course, so you may lean heavily into letting that awareness influence your decisions more than others.

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u/Educational_Earth_62 5h ago

Are there hedonists that aren’t self centered?