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minus-squareAndy@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 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-up1·4 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.
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.