egocentric

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The student also claimed to have been haunted by a small voice “he described as selfish, manipulative, egocentric, that incited him to do evil,” the prosecutor added.

From New York Times

“I enjoyed being the center of attention. We’re all egocentric to a certain extent. To be on cable news, to do 60 Minutes, to be on Opera … it’s fun,” he said.

From The Verge

He said it had brought together a global consortium of 13 universities and labs to work on the largest ever egocentric dataset, called Ego4D.

From Reuters

For me, it’s not egocentric or driven by hubris.

From Los Angeles Times

“I think we’re still stuck in that egocentric, ‘Well, it won’t happen to me,’ attitude,” said Green, a Morgan State University graduate.

From Washington Post