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   Matthew M. - Mastodon SJW (mattmerk@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Nov-2024 03:18:29 JST Matthew M. - Mastodon SJW

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   @blogdiva Not to let my inner cynic run rampant, but I can't help but think that if a Lavender Book were issued today, it would get co-opted by corporate interests who wanted to do some reputation laundering, and to have another avenue of advertising to a CAPTIVE (emphasis added) audience.

   It's a great idea, though. I'm just more paranoid than usual these days.

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   Chicken :cqlgusu: (lookitmychicken@blorbo.social)'s status on Friday, 01-Mar-2024 16:09:54 JST Chicken :cqlgusu:

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   I used to think parasocial relationships were inherently unhealthy, but I don't think that so much any more.

   They can be quite comforting, especially when you don't have as much opportunity to build two-way social interactions.

   I do think it's important to recognise parasociality for what it is, & not have expectations or entitlement about what the public figure is supposed to do for their audience.

   It's also not great when mutual relationships get deprioritised in favour of parasocial ones.