alightbuthappypen@lookitmychicken My understanding of the concept of parasocial relationships is that being a fan of someone, following their lives, or taking comfort from them isn't inherently parasocial, it's the expectation of reciprocation that makes it that way?
I mean I admit I haven't looked up the official definition or anything, but I thought the term was coined in response to the specific phenomenon of blurred boundaries between individuals and their fans caused by social media
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