I notice one thing missing from the various threads of discussion about self and what self means here: an acknowledgement that an individual's life is unlikely

I notice one thing missing from the various threads of discussion about self and what self means here: an acknowledgement that an individual's life is unlikely to ever meaningfully cover the full scope of human experience. It's always an attempt to stretch that individual's experiences out so as to somehow apply with nigh universality across a population. It's seemed pretty clear to me for a while now that I can barely begin to imagine what it's really like to be in someone else's head, in terms of experiencing their perspective on the world. Empathy alone isn't enough to account for formative life experiences or physiological state.