Parasocial Relationships May Seem Fake, But They're Actually Very Real
Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at 9:16AM |
Brad Williamson 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.







