(it was relatively innocent, not a huge deal! it can get much worse! but just something to be mindful of since you may be very disappointed if/when you realize the person you formed a parasocial bond with does not reciprocate. there's plenty of resources online, read them!)
@fasterthanlime I'm the person who wrote it. Don't worry I don't idolate you! It was more a “It's like if we already shook hands in a conference”, nothing more 😀.
But you are totaly right to remind people that an online figure is an online figure. Fortunately I never had the issue of discovering the hard way that someone online is not the characters he/she pretents to be, but is instead is just a jerk. I heard nasty stories so it's important to keep it in mind.
@fasterthanlime That being said I didn't realise that it was indeed a parasoscial relation, thanks for pointing it out. And I also understand better the tone of your response. Have a great day.
@robinm The “idealized vs real” thing is just one problem with it — it’s hard to figure out the proper distance when communicating, I guess English is easier since there is no “vous/tu” distinction 😌 anyway, don’t worry about it too much! It was just on my mind as I remembered some interactions I’ve had IRL too, which were uncomfortable. We all do it, it’s just something to be aware of.
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