15+ Entitled people with main character energy: 'Every time a customer came up to ask her... she asked if they knew her from TikTok'

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Remy Millisky • Writer and Editor
Feb 19, 2026 11:00 AM EST

These people had a major "main character" moment, and everyone else around them was there to witness it. 

Something I see a lot these days while wandering the city is people who are literally singing and dancing as they walk. They usually have their headphones in, so no one else can hear the music. We just have to assume it's a poppy upbeat song by the way this person is dancing their way across the street. Sometimes they'll sing — to music only they can hear — making the rest of us a captive audience to their impromptu karaoke session. This is fairly harmless, and sometimes kind of endearing, but it also does scream, "Give me attention! Look over here!" 

There's certainly a lot of micro-influencers who think the world owes them bigly just for existing. I think a lot of these people are working on a "fake it til you make it" kind of basis. They want to be the influencer who turns heads, makes 5 videos a day, and is recognized as a leader in their specific video genre, so they just turn up the entitlement to 11 and make everyone else around them deal with it. 

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    Woman in pink pants, glittery jacket, and tall heels takes video of herself sitting in director's chair.
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    Woman in pink pants, glittery jacket, and tall heels takes video of herself sitting in director's chair. 

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  • Like, have you ever been to a restaurant at night, with the lights dimmed and candles softly glowing on each table, only to see an “influencer” a few tables over stand up with that bright phone flash on, standing over her plate of food, videoing it before taking a bite? It kinda ruins the vibe for everyone else, but an influencer would never let that stop them from capturing their aspirational content. 

    Let's check out a bunch of fresh stories of those with main character energy. People are witnessing irritating micro-influencers more than ever! But they aren't the only ones who are exuding entitlement…

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    What’s the most “main character energy” moment you’ve ever witnessed in real life?

    transluciiiid girl i used to work with is a micro-micro-micro influencer (2k followers on tiktok) and for a while everytime a customer came up to ask her for help she asked if they knew her from tiktok and wanted a picture
    via u/transluciiiid
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    AfterClock I went for a family day out with the in laws. Mother in law turned up late, insisted all the kids stop playing to take a photo with her, and then left 5 minutes after. She paid £25 for the privilege
    via u/AfterCl0ck
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    Space-Noodle I was walking past a florist stand and a girl danced up and picked up a single gerbera pose in a cutsey manner and was about to walk off when the florist shook his head and snatched it off her. I think she honestly thought she was in the romantic montage of a movie, but she wasn't.
    via u/Space-Noodle
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    Markiannnn I saw a guy at a funeral take a selfie with the casket, adjust his lighting, and then do a 'thoughtful' pose for his Instagram story. Like, bruh, even the de d guy is tired of your cringe.
    via u/Markiannnn
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    punxnotdead I manage a bakery: one night a woman came by after the doors were locked and lights turned down. She knocked on the door, then tried to knock the door down when staff wouldn't let her in. She screamed and hit the door for a while before giving up.
    via u/punxn0tdead
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    The next day she left reviews on multiple platforms about how terribly she had been treated. When I called her back she played the victim and I had to let her know I had reviewed the cameras and she seemed rather threatening, I wouldn't have let her in either. Eventually she dropped it.
    via u/punxn0tdead
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    A few days later she sent the shop an email asking for us to post flyers, collaborate on social media, etc to promote her business.
    via u/punxn0tdead
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    emotional-ohio When you're at an intimate concert, there is a brief intentional silence in the middle of a song, and some mf decides to scream and ruin the moment.
    via u/emotional-ohio
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    djazzie A friend and I were getting coffee in this cute little book/coffee shop. A woman came in, clearly filming herself browsing. She bought a coffee, sat down, took some selfies of herself with her coffee and book, then just left. She didn't even drink her coffee.
    via u/djazzie
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    cari-strat Probably my own kid. Penalty shootout at his primary school sports day, he would have been maybe six, and he scored a goal. Every other kid just returned to their place in line, win or lose. Not my guy.
    via u/cari-strat
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    No, he followed it up with a flat-out lap of the pitch with his shirt over his head and then a massive knee slide towards the crowd, like it was the World Cup. It was genuinely funny and everyone was in stitches but at the same time I was like 'Dear God, what am I raising??'
    via u/cari-strat
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    Sailor_Lunar_9755 Me and all the women in the team were having a meeting with management about the pattern of mysogynistic behaviour we had experienced in the department when a senior manager interrupted to say: 'I just wanted to say that as a man, this meeting is very hard for me.'
    via u/Sailor_Lunar_9755
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    PowermanFriends... A 19-or-20 year old kid at the DMV who couldn't get his license because he failed the driving test. Again. The person helping him was patient at first but eventually they started repeating stuff back to him louder and louder so everyone could hear how stupid he was. He was adamant that because he'd spent X dollars paying.
    via u/PowermanFriendship
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    to take the test "so many times" that he should just get the license. And of course, the kid's mother was there to argue on his behalf that in spite of failing the test, he should get the license. It's worth noting that he was definitely not dis ed in any noticeable way, unless we are counting off-the-charts self- absorbed narcissism as a dis lity. The kid just got
    via u/PowermanFriendship
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    louder and whinier and more belligerent at each stage of the circular conversation, and eventually the security officer gently bounced him. from the establishment. He screamed nonsensical profanity on the way out and his mother was muttering a bunch of curses at them too.
    via u/PowermanFriendship
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    I know this is a cliche that people on the internet use, but I swear, as soon as they were out the door we all clapped for the security guy.
    via u/PowermanFriendship
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    This must be increasingly common these days

    Candle-Jolly Went to Tokyo last year and there was someone who I assume was a TikTok influencer who stood in the center of the Shibuya Scramble, looked to the sky, opened her arms, and began spinning around as if making. a girl-power travel blog. She even had a cameraman filming her during the 30 seconds that everyone could cross.
    via u/Candle-Jolly
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    Did he get kicked out, or...?

    IceSeeker There's a wedding I've attended years ago where the best man proposed to his girlfriend in the middle of his speech for the newlyweds.
    via u/IceSeeker
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    IncidentSome4403 People who record themselves at the gym. I don't mean recording your form or a PR for the memory books. I mean self- proclaimed fitness influencers getting their knickers in a knot because you walked in front of the tripod they set up in front of the dumbbell rack.
    via u/IncidentSome4403
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    elitemegamanX The Reddit mod guy making that video that Reddit mods should be treated like celebrities
    via u/elitemegamanX
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    Why would she think strangers would care about this?

    Candied Blonde I watched a girl at Starbucks order her drink and then loudly announce to everyone in line behind her that she was "treating herself because she just got promoted to senior
    via u/CandiedBlonde
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    associate." She made eye contact with like six strangers waiting for their coffee and expected congratulations. The secondhand embarrassment was real.
    via u/CandiedBlonde
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    No-Emu-3822 Famous comedian approached my friends girlfriend in the airport while. he was off buying something. He came back and the comedian acted as if he should know who he is.
    via u/No-Emu-3822
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    My friend asked him, after he never introduced him, "Am I supposed to know who you are?". The comedian was visibly taken aback. Was hilarious. After he left my friend turned to me and said "Yeah i know who he is, but he's a dekhead". Legend.
    via u/No-Emu-3822
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    Evilbidowner Was standing in a decent line at the post office (like 20 people). Everyone is minding their own business. An older woman (maybe 50s) walks in and exclaims "that is a HUGE LINE! This is RIDICULOUS!" Very loudly.
    via u/Evilbidowner
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    One of the postal workers just looked up, assessed she was going to be an issue, and said "m'am I'll help you now." So this chick got to skip the whole line. I guess that's one way to work the system...
    via u/Evilbidowner
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    Theta-Sigma45 One time, this lady and this guy 'helped' a homeless person outside the bar by talking to him for five minutes. They spent the rest of the night going on about it to the bartender and acting like heroes, as they did whole breakdowns of what happened and how they just had to step in and help someone in need. The
    via u/Theta-Sigma45
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    bartender just really wanted them to stop talking. I was sitting on my own and they insisted on sitting opposite me to have a talk with me about life and what it takes to be truly selfless. I did snap at them eventually, which got them to leave me alone XD
    via u/Theta-Sigma45
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    Mudslingshot I currently have a coworker that is so oblivious to how she affects other people I think it qualifies For example, if we are all doing the same thing that is difficult/gross/unpleasant, all she will talk about is how unpleasant it is for HER and
    via u/Mudslingshot
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    want us to all commiserate and pitch in to do some of her work so that she has to do less of it She seems to think that if we don't complain about something, we actively LIKE it; as you can guess, she is becoming less popular by the day
    via u/Mudslingshot
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    Doppled Bramble3... Poser influencer doing a one woman selfie session strutting down the sidewalks of Waikiki
    via u/DoppledBramble3725
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    PurchaseNational... I saw a guy stop in the middle of a crowded street, pull out his headphones, and start dancing like no one was watching. Everyone else was frozen, and he just owned the moment definitely main character energy!
    via u/PurchaseNationa7650
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    Occams_Electric... Guy proposed during our Med School graduation (which was on Mother's Day) to a classmate he was dating when we were all on stage. They actually stopped the graduation and the dean was also involved. I booed.
    via u/Occams_ElectricRazor
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    Competitive Cours... I used to be part of the local comedy scene. One of the most known individuals at the open mics was a trust fund baby whose dad was a judge. He never told a joke that he didn't steal from someone else and rarely was in a lineup. After 18 months of social networking he went to the local newspaper and declared he
    via u/CompetitiveCourse584
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    was headed to New York to become famous. I heard he ended up in rural Wyoming because his dad didn't want him embarrassing him any more in the home town. I have the newspaper article but I think that might be too far
    via u/CompetitiveCourse584
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    Pm_me_clown_pi... I was at the grocery store. and the cutest over the top anime looking girl was dancing in one of the aisles. and didn't think anyone was watching. I assumed she was filming herself or something but nope, she just grabbed her basket and walked away.
    via u/Pm_me_clown_pic3
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    Midwest Troy92 watched a guy at home depot argue with an employee for 10 minutes about a return then announce "I'm never shopping here again" and storm out. he was back the next week buying lumber
    via u/MidwestTroy92
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    Ru... I work with a real narcissist. He owns 1/3 of the business (blue collar, we help people fix their locks etc) but insists on staying "on the floor" and has no leader or owner responsibilities (only the pay check for it). He like to be where he can manipulate people hands on. Everything is about him, and he do exactly what he wants when
    via u/Rutta89
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    he wants. You can't really delegate to him because he will do the opposite or nothing at all. Or he will make it so that its on his terms, and he will consistently lie about what the customers say to make it seem like we misunderstood something or made a mistake in the interraction.
    via u/Rutta89
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    Or, if he do what you say he is luring you in, making you think he is actually alright and then it backfires. Always. He will belittle you if you make a mistake, and play the victim if you call him out. If things get too bad, he will whine to his sister who then will yell at her husband (the brother-in-law) who will tell people to leave him be. Rinse and repeat.
    via u/Rutta89
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    There is no way of removing him, period. He has a desk behind mine, I have to be around him a lot. It's exhausting and a real science how to navigate him. He is in fact, a text- book narscissist. Luckily he does not have the intellect many narcissists have.
    via u/Rutta89
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    late_nite_talks saw a guy at the airport whose flight got cancelled. everyone was losing it at the gate agent. this dude just calmly walked up, said "i know this isn't your fault, thank you for dealing with all of us" and asked what his options were. got rebooked on a better flight while everyone else was still yelling. absolute king energy.
    via u/late_nite_talks
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    BubbetteGA I agreed to be MOH for my best friend. Meanwhile, I had planned my sister's baby shower months ahead, mailed invitations, and coordinated family flying in to surprise her. The bride knew all of this and was invited.
    via u/BubbetteGA
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    Then she moved her Nashville bachelorette weekend to the same weekend as the shower. When I pointed this out, she said, "Well, I hope you make the right choice." My MOH dress went to a girl who needed one for prom.
    via u/BubbetteGA
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    AtmosphereOk7872 On a crowded bus, packed to the nuts. Pulled up at the last stop before leaving downtown. A few more people were able to crowd on, but the driver had to say "sorry, everyone else has to wait for the next bus." 5-10 minute wait, not horrible weather. Person decides they MUST get on and kicks up a fuss at the door,
    via u/AtmosphereOk7872
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    refuses to get out of the doorway so the driver can close the door. Yelling that they worked hard all day and deserve a ride home NOW, this is discrimination, why are you denying ME a ride? There's probably 20 other people waiting behind them, they're not the only person being denied a ride. Driver tells them he cannot safely fit one more person on, please step back, numerous
    via u/AtmosphereOk7872
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    times then radios dispatch to send police. We all groan cuz they'll take 10-15 minutes to arrive then the driver will have to give a statement etc. And we'll be delayed half an hour minimum because this person thinks they're special. We may as well all get off bc the next bus will be here before the police get here, but that bus is going to be full too because
    via u/AtmosphereOk7872
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    it's rush hour, so probably more like an hour added to everyone's commute bc of this person. One big guy forces his way. to the front of the bus, he wasn't far behind the driver but it was fully packed. He steps up to the canoe and pushes them off
    via u/AtmosphereOk7872
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    the doorstep. Driver slams the door and takes off. EVERYONE CLAPPED and said thanks.
    via u/AtmosphereOk7872
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    Significant-Key-4... A guy missed his train, looked at the departure board, sighed dramatically... then started slow-clapping as it pulled away. The entire platform joined in. He bowed like he'd just finished a Broadway show. Missed his train. Gained an audience.
    via u/Significant-Key-4823
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    MoonFaced JoyAs... Once had a coworker unironically tell me if he didnt know what something is, it must not be a big deal.
    via u/MoonFacedJoyA*******
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    Mom had to make someone else's special moment all about herself

    Science_Teecha My mom cried on my wedding day because her hair didn't turn out how she wanted. She had also had a heavy influence on the dress I picked.
    via u/Science_Teecha
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    Buddy does not have common sense

    Glass-Ad-4526 my friend once stopped a crowded crosswalk to dramatically tie his shoe. just stood there in the middle of the street like he was in a movie. We were all just waiting.
    via u/Glass-Ad-4526
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    Woman with hair in a towel, wearing lots of jewelry and a pair of sunglasses, applies red lipstick.
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    Woman with hair in a towel, wearing lots of jewelry and a pair of sunglasses, applies red lipstick. 

    The image does not depict the actual subjects of the story. Subjects are models.

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