It's a non playable character, referencing two plausible points of the term's creation how it is used in this context:
We're the main characters, and everyone else is just an NPC
And the primary reasoning for the use case we use it as:
An NPC is programmed. They are made to do select tasks in a fashion outlined by their programmers. They cannot think for themselves or act on their own.
NPCs are programmed by the media, the government and their social justice teachers and other influences in their lives.
They know nothing else except their programming. If the program is called, they cease critical thought and devolve to their base programming which is to echo or otherwise enact their programming to others.
It's a non playable character, referencing two plausible points of the term's creation how it is used in this context:
We're the main characters, and everyone else is just an NPC
And the primary reasoning for the use case we use it as:
An NPC is programmed. They are made to do select tasks in a fashion outlined by their programmers. They cannot think for themselves or act on their own.
NPCs are programmed by the media, the government and their social justice teachers and other influences in their lives.
They know nothing else except their programming. If the program is called, they cease critical thought and devolve to their base programming which is to echo or otherwise enact their programming to others.