There’s no neat boundaries - read a Ryan gosling autobiography. How about an autobiography of Einstein. Or a biography? What about watching a film of a historical figure? Do I have a parasocial relationship with Anne Boleyn because I saw Six?
If you’re ignoring the “believe you have a two way relationship” then everything could be defined as parasocial.
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There’s no neat boundaries - read a Ryan gosling autobiography. How about an autobiography of Einstein. Or a biography? What about watching a film of a historical figure? Do I have a parasocial relationship with Anne Boleyn because I saw Six?
If you’re ignoring the “believe you have a two way relationship” then everything could be defined as parasocial.