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George Menyhei's avatar

Parasocial relationships are a bit like alcohol: a little can be invigorating, you miss out on a lot with abstinence, and well, too much...

Too much is probably using it as a substitute for IRL, ranking it ahead of the IRL alternatives. They have their niche.

Good internet friends compartmentalize.

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Reactionary of Tomorrow's avatar

He could have been Gigachad or Groyper or Hitler or Jesus; in the end, he chose the lowest destiny: he was Chudjak.

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York Luethje's avatar

Karl Ludwig von Haller would have used the term ‘Beischlafrate’. Hirschfield = Hirschfeld.

10/ 10 excellent read

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Zero HP Lovecraft's avatar

Thank you. I will update the spelling of Hirschfeld. I think Fickrate is a funnier word, though, even if Beischlafrate is more correct...

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York Luethje's avatar

Fickrate is definitely funnier. Particularly thinking of Haller letting his naughty Swiss out for a bit.

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Carrie's avatar

Your process notes at the end are so useful that I should probably read them first before reading the piece. When I revisit this one, I’ll start at with the process notes first.

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