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And how can someone become so obsessed by someone that he or she wants to follow that person. I never understood that.
by holoduke 2y ago
And how can someone become so obsessed by someone that he or she wants to follow that person. I never understood that.
- cbolton 2y agoIf you enjoy what they post, following them is an easy way to get more of something you enjoy.
- tredre3 2y agoThis very forum started as a way to follow Paul Graham. We're all the same in the end, no need to look down on people who follow things you don't care about.
- giantrobot 2y agoParasocial relationships. Influencers engage talk to their audience with a tone of familiarity. For some people they associate that tone with actually being familiar with the influencer. The viewer's internal schema for the influencer is familiar if not friend. This is exploited to sell those people things. It's not all that different from celebrity endorsement advertising, it's just a bit more direct and overt because the influencer might respond to a viewer's tweet or mention them by name/handle if they hit some Patreon level or buy some thing.