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> the Pope, or making fun of the prophet Muhammad over the ages. Good point. Religion is the ultimate parasocia relationship.
by hackyhacky 3y ago
> the Pope, or making fun of the prophet Muhammad over the ages.
Good point. Religion is the ultimate parasocia relationship.
- xwolfi 3y agoYour God doesnt even have to exist for It to be powerful at moving hordes of monkeys towards the ennemies Its priests foam insults at.
- rightbyte 3y agoThe direction is the other way though. And it is a one way relationship. It is not the same concept as "influencer" fans, unless the diety is alive of course.
- achenet 3y agothe Egyptian pharaoh was a living diety. Kinda funny to think of them as old-school influencers.
- hackyhacky 3y agoHow is it the other way? The relationship of a believer to God is similar to that of a fan to, say, Taylor Swift. In both cases, the follower imagines a personal relationship that doesn't exist. The only substantial difference is that behind Taylor Swift's fictional public persona there is an actual human being (which is mostly irrelevant to the parasocial relationship). edit: spelling