I want to link to Chris Harris' YardBarker Blog (DL)

...so please excuse the silence around here.  Once http://Lifeca.st is up and running, fresh content will be slapped on there on the reg - no doubt about it. 

Wurd =)

Scientific American recently released an article about how parasocial relationships - one sided pseudo-relationships we develop over time with people or characters we experience on TV or in the movies - are able alleviate feelings of loneliness.

Well, if Virtual Biographies™ were mainstream by now, they, too, would be included in that list of parasocial mediums which are able to cure the uncomfortableness of feeling companionless.

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What exactly is the approach of Hollywood/Web programs that are able to push you into believing that there's a mysterious element of its makeup that's able to get you love-drunk on its artistic design?

They know how to entertain your subconscious.

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Have you ever lost a loved one who was a dedicated Facebooker or MySpacer? It's likely that while they were alive, you would follow every one of their digital days to find out what they've been up to. Why? Because it was fun; it was engaging; you felt closer to them, even though many miles often separated the two of you.

But then they died. Suddenly, their real-time status updates were gone; new blog posts were gone; the fresh-faced pictures that reminded you they were still alive were gone...

Never again would your relationship with your loved one be the same as it was before.

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