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Sometimes i feel like people make too much of the "parasocial" buzzword, as if its new. Entertainers have been doing the pass the hat thing for hundreds of yea
by bawolff 3y ago
Sometimes i feel like people make too much of the "parasocial" buzzword, as if its new.
Entertainers have been doing the pass the hat thing for hundreds of years. It is not a new phenomenom.
Historically, it has generally worked for entertainers, and i guess religion. I don't think there are historical paralells to open source really. Maybe it just doesn't work for that sort of thing.
- throwawayq3423 3y agoYes but entertainers always remained on stage, they didn't enter your home (as smart phones allow) and talk to you 1 on 1.
- Dylan16807 3y agoPersonally, when I watch a big stream, the screen being in my house doesn't make it feel any less like the entertainer is on stage. And when there's 15 people watching, that does enable real conversations.
- throwawayq3423 3y agoEntertainment for TV rarely has the same immersion, Tiktoks etc. feel like they are speaking directly to you.
- Dylan16807 3y agoThey do? I don't feel that way when I watch tiktoks.
- bawolff 3y agoRich people often pay for private performances.
- throwawayq3423 3y agoWhat does the 1% have to do with anything, i'm talking about entertainment at scale.
- bawolff 3y agoWhat percent of people do you think form parasocial bonds with social media personalities? Its probably less than 1% of the population (albeit not neccesarily the rich 1%)
- robertlagrant 3y agoEntertainers aren't pretending to be your friend, or lover, in exchange for money.
- blargey 3y agoExactly. Normal Patreons and such are run by entertainers/craftspeople who aren't pretending to be your friend, or lover.
- tourmalinetaco 3y agoTo the latter: prostitution has always been prevalent. Now it’s simply through a glass screen and not a peephole.
- robertlagrant 3y agoYes, but that's not what people mean by an "entertainer" :)
- bawolff 3y agoI feel like a lot of entertainment acts have elements of that. Crowd work is an important part of many routines. Maybe that is not the same as pretending to be your friend but then again that mostly applies only to the more extreme end of streamers.