thoughts about selves
i've been thinking about the concept of self and multiples and how that's been portrayed in media
a LOT of shows see the MC or a side character fighting themselves, but the ones that come to mind for me are steven universe and adventure time. both of their MCs have had to fight their self or an alternate version of their selves, time again and again, and they're shown to grapple with it a lot
what's really the difference between you and another person you see in front of you, that is also YOU? is that you aren't them in that moment, and you forget that they are you, but are painfully reminded again and again
it's really interesting
re: thoughts about selves
all these tropes about the MC fighting themself, usually have them cooperating with themselves at first, because presumably the other self exists for a reason
but a fight is always inevitable later on. why? in homestuck, literally every character encounters themself at some point. karkat explains to jade that she hates talking to another self, and she thinks it's irrational, but it's actually a perfectly rational reaction to seeing another you
in gravity falls, dipper has tyrone, his number 2, who ended up partially developing his sense of self for a short time, because if there's already one of yourself out there, then you... have to be different than them?
but is that the concept of a döppelganger? is it why two of yourself can never exist at the same time in the same place? WHY? so many pieces of media, it's almost an universal thing in stories - they struggle to answer that
re: thoughts about selves
wait, no. they don't struggle to answer it. it's just a really longwinded metaphor to saying that every human will always have a lot of parts about themselves that they will love or hate, and if there's another you, either one of you will amplify your feelings towards those parts
is that really a solid rule? the rule of döppelganger? hm
re: thoughts about selves
listen to this: there's another you, somewhere out there, and it appears to you that they're doing much better than you. they're in YOUR world, or maybe you're in THEIR world, being that self. how would you feel? how would you like to act towards them?
something cool to think about