luka
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JFK a point of comparison here maybeI think he means a role in people's psychic lives?
JFK a point of comparison here maybeI think he means a role in people's psychic lives?
Even in the absence of statutory power (which I think you're referring to here, but could be wrong), she could still be considered a leader insofar as people turn to her as a leader, even naively.she wasn't in a position of leadership though, more like a scapegoat for everyone's emotional deficiencies, their despair at a cruel world, her betrayal in love by a prince of the realm
complete with theme song
same thing where "you always remember were you were when you heard", MJ tooJFK a point of comparison here maybe
Whereas, in prior eras, most of your social interaction was after you had time to prepare yourself and get dressed, i.e. psychologically rally yourself up and into the world. Now, that armor has less opportunity to be equipped, and maybe as a result of this added vulnerability a stronger crust formsAnother thing re: celebrity and internet culture is the added intimacy of these parasocial dynamics. Many people browse social media in bed, engaging in social cognition and informing their social acumen, while in their most vulnerable position.
The being always plugged in seems to be the really new thing. And the reason I won't use a smartphoneAlso that there isn't really respite from the social arena, short of renunciation of the tools of socializing, even temporarily.
Yeah thats what I did mostly throughout college, actually. I was the one student I met who didn't use social media, and now I only use it pseudonymously and/or under monikers.The being always plugged in seems to be the really new thing. And the reason I won't use a smartphone
Also the people you are staring at in these parasocial situations present themselves in very intimate ways, in bed, eating, applying make-up, choosing an outfit. It's presented as sharing their lives, which again probably doesn't have much of a precedentAnother thing re: celebrity and internet culture is the added intimacy of these parasocial dynamics. Many people browse social media in bed, engaging in social cognition and informing their social acumen, while in their most vulnerable position.
Yeah thats the sort of explanation I was looking for, a sort of outlet for sympathy and/or grievance I suppose.I think what luka is saying stan is that diana is interesting because emotional stop gap and depository was her role for the middle class
Yeah previously people would watch, say, late night television in bed, but that was much more glammed up, i.e. distanced and formal, than what we're talking about.Also the people you are staring at in these parasocial situations present themselves in very intimate ways, in bed, eating, applying make-up, choosing an outfit. It's presented as sharing their lives, which again probably doesn't have much of a precedent
And they wouldn't be watching people who were also in bedYeah previously people would watch, say, late night television in bed, but that was much more glammed up, i.e. distanced and formal, than what we're talking about.
Yeah the synchronization point someone made upthread is important. Its as if we're being primed for some consolidation of consciousness.
Well maybe Joe Rogan was just disposed in his sensory deprivation tank.I participated in a science experiement to try and establish a linked consciousness thru DMT but it didn't work at all