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Books also build intimate parasocial relationships. People feel a sense of loss when finishing a book.
by im3w1l 2y ago
Books also build intimate parasocial relationships. People feel a sense of loss when finishing a book.
- detourdog 2y agoYes, that is true and they feel a loss after a 7 second video. I believe living in an environment that favors short attention spans were usually dangerous. Monitoring constant change is what one does when they are alert. I see the real issue is the duration of the reward cycle without building to a larger idea.
- RandomThoughts3 2y agoBy definition, you can’t build a parasocial relationship with an object. You could argue about parasocial attachment to characters I guess but even then I’m sceptical. I understand what you mean but parasocial is not the correct way to describe it.
- im3w1l 2y agoCambride Dictionary explicitly includes books in its definition "involving or relating to a connection between a person and someone they do not know personally, for example a famous person or a character in a book: " Maybe I should have specified that I meant the characters in a book, I thought that would be clear from the context.