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It's really not to different from a lot of religious behavior either. If people can feel deeply attached after reading a book or hearing a story It really shoul
by andromeduck 6y ago
It's really not to different from a lot of religious behavior either. If people can feel deeply attached after reading a book or hearing a story It really shouldn't be surprising that that others can feel the same via stream or other digital mediums. One can also think of these purchased rewards/interactions as the equivalent of relic collection/worship.
- mattmanser 6y agoI'd hesitate to conflate the two. As someone from a mainly secular country, I have often pondered the loss of a central gathering place the places like a church give to society. A weekly service really helps foster a community. The only other thing that does is schools, but that excludes a huge swathe of people.
- foxdev 6y agoYou might be interested in the concept of the third place: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_place https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_place
- mensetmanusman 6y agoIt is very interesting, especially the sociological demographic data showing what is happening in response to the decline of church attendance. In a nut-shell, communities that stop going to ‘church’ don’t produce enough offspring to be long term (centuries) stable, but those that do are long term stable.
- tenacious_tuna 6y agoThat's fascinating! I've wondered about that anecdotally for some time. Do you have links to more in-depth reading?
- mensetmanusman 6y agoThere is a lot from Pew’s data: https://www.pewforum.org/2017/04/05/the-changing-global-religious-landscape/#age-and-fertility-are-major-factors-behind-growth-of-religious-groups https://www.pewforum.org/2017/04/05/the-changing-global-reli...