• mesa@piefed.social
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    1 day ago

    I wish I remembered…Im spacing right now and search isnt coming up with anything. I just remember there was a small stink because some game or another was too expensive? And they just emulated it but showed one of the screens? Its been many years.

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      1 day ago

      Yeah, seems about right for some of the purists out there. There’s a whole fucking subreddit dedicated to talking shit about them. It’s honestly sad.

      Like it’s one thing to have a semi-parasocial relationship and call it “hanging out with your friends” but it’s another entirely to dedicate time out of your life to get upset and angry over a goddamn YouTube channel.

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        1 hour ago

        “hanging out with your friends”

        That is not semi-parasocial, it is full parasocial, and you should do your best to discourage that kind of sentiment if ever conveyed genuinely.

        I know it’s a tough subject. Pretty much everyone is semi-parasocial. But describing someone you literally don’t know and just watch content from as a friend is parasocial and an incredibly delusional and dangerous mindset.