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minus-squareAndy@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34·2 days agoIt’s a parasocial dopamine hit. It’s like commenting on a Twitch stream. There’s a fantasy that they’ll notice and reply to you, and suddenly you’ll be having a conversation with a famous attractive person.
minus-squareathairmor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·2 days agoSometimes, I think it’s like people yelling at someone in a horror movie “he’s right behind you!” It prompts real feelings and reactions and they just have to let them out.
minus-squareUltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 days agoInteresting take, thanks for sharing. No sarcasm.
minus-squareTriumph@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up14·2 days agoAh so the same people who buy lottery tickets.
It’s a parasocial dopamine hit. It’s like commenting on a Twitch stream. There’s a fantasy that they’ll notice and reply to you, and suddenly you’ll be having a conversation with a famous attractive person.
Sometimes, I think it’s like people yelling at someone in a horror movie “he’s right behind you!”
It prompts real feelings and reactions and they just have to let them out.
Interesting take, thanks for sharing. No sarcasm.
Ah so the same people who buy lottery tickets.