NPC World
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Book Introduction
《NPC World》 is a book that dissects the systems of modern society that force us to live as 'non-thinking humans.'
With videos automatically playing as we scroll down our smartphone screens, content recommended by algorithms, and decisions made based on other people's comments, we are increasingly living as 'passive humans', or NPCs (Non-Player Characters).
Part 1 analyzes how the attention economy, algorithms, and automated reward systems paralyze individual thought and choice.
Part 2 shows how indifference and compliance lead to tragedy through historical events such as Srebrenica, Munich, and Hong Kong.
Parts 3 and 4 present specific methods for breaking free from emotional automation, recovering memory and judgment, and returning to being a 'player' who thinks for himself and lives.
This book asks, “Why don’t we think for ourselves?” and “How do we regain control?”
Just like the message, 'Even in a failed game, Channel 1 is hot', this is a declaration for those who want to live as a few players who remain awake even in a collapsed world.
With videos automatically playing as we scroll down our smartphone screens, content recommended by algorithms, and decisions made based on other people's comments, we are increasingly living as 'passive humans', or NPCs (Non-Player Characters).
Part 1 analyzes how the attention economy, algorithms, and automated reward systems paralyze individual thought and choice.
Part 2 shows how indifference and compliance lead to tragedy through historical events such as Srebrenica, Munich, and Hong Kong.
Parts 3 and 4 present specific methods for breaking free from emotional automation, recovering memory and judgment, and returning to being a 'player' who thinks for himself and lives.
This book asks, “Why don’t we think for ourselves?” and “How do we regain control?”
Just like the message, 'Even in a failed game, Channel 1 is hot', this is a declaration for those who want to live as a few players who remain awake even in a collapsed world.
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Prologue: South Korea Server Termination 06
Part 1: The Process of Becoming an NPC
How the Attention Economy Shallows Thinking 16
Why Infinite Scrolling and Autoplay Are So Hard to Stop 27
How Algorithmic Recommendations Narrow Your Choices 35
Why do we choose only the same items when the search cost is high? 43
48 Moments When Defaults Make Life the Default
How Volatile Rewards Level Out Work, Love, and Learning 54
Error 63: When Number of Comments Replaces Judgment
69 Reasons Why Long-Breathing Work Is Disappearing in the Short-Form Era
75 Mechanisms That Increase Copy-Paste in a Society Where Failure Costs Are High
The Moment When Emotional Contagion Eats Away Thought 83
Ignorance in the Information Overload: "You Feel You Know, But You Don't" 90
Hollow Productivity: The False Satisfaction of Checklists 98
Automation and Algorithm Manager 104
The Update Gap: A Society Where Speed Becomes Power 108
Part 2: NPCs, a History of Indifference and Compliance
Srebrenica 1995: UN Safe Zones and Inaction 127
Munich 1938: How Compromise Fueled War 131
Weimar 1932-33: The End of Gray Politics 140
Rwanda 1994: The Cost of International "Neutrality" 148
Hong Kong 2019-20: The Price of Silence 152
Criticism of "White Moderate": King's Prison Letters 159
Bystander Effect 165
Our Story 170
Part 3: Escape the NPC
Breaking Emotional Automation 176
Dopamine Diet 183
Recovering the Original Memories 191
Abandoning the Capture Memory Method 199
Budget 203: Anger
Escape from NPC 208
Even the 4th game that failed is still hot on Channel 1.
NPC's Diary 214
Voluntary NPC 221
The Future of the Republic of Korea 226
NPC Escape Declaration 233
Part 1: The Process of Becoming an NPC
How the Attention Economy Shallows Thinking 16
Why Infinite Scrolling and Autoplay Are So Hard to Stop 27
How Algorithmic Recommendations Narrow Your Choices 35
Why do we choose only the same items when the search cost is high? 43
48 Moments When Defaults Make Life the Default
How Volatile Rewards Level Out Work, Love, and Learning 54
Error 63: When Number of Comments Replaces Judgment
69 Reasons Why Long-Breathing Work Is Disappearing in the Short-Form Era
75 Mechanisms That Increase Copy-Paste in a Society Where Failure Costs Are High
The Moment When Emotional Contagion Eats Away Thought 83
Ignorance in the Information Overload: "You Feel You Know, But You Don't" 90
Hollow Productivity: The False Satisfaction of Checklists 98
Automation and Algorithm Manager 104
The Update Gap: A Society Where Speed Becomes Power 108
Part 2: NPCs, a History of Indifference and Compliance
Srebrenica 1995: UN Safe Zones and Inaction 127
Munich 1938: How Compromise Fueled War 131
Weimar 1932-33: The End of Gray Politics 140
Rwanda 1994: The Cost of International "Neutrality" 148
Hong Kong 2019-20: The Price of Silence 152
Criticism of "White Moderate": King's Prison Letters 159
Bystander Effect 165
Our Story 170
Part 3: Escape the NPC
Breaking Emotional Automation 176
Dopamine Diet 183
Recovering the Original Memories 191
Abandoning the Capture Memory Method 199
Budget 203: Anger
Escape from NPC 208
Even the 4th game that failed is still hot on Channel 1.
NPC's Diary 214
Voluntary NPC 221
The Future of the Republic of Korea 226
NPC Escape Declaration 233
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GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: November 19, 2025
- Page count, weight, size: 236 pages | 135*210*20mm
- ISBN13: 9791194600756
- ISBN10: 1194600751
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