Actually, you have a very clear parasocial relationship with this youtuber. There are lots of other avenues more 'entertaining' or 'educational' than him. You are here cause you like his humor, personality, and presence. Don't lie to yourself.
today I found out I got an A- on a class by less than one full point (610 in the class). I barely studied for the final because of procrastinating and watching big A. Before the final I was sitting at a solid B
Thanks Big A for this talk! Really need this! Although you seemed to have missed giving me my birthday gift last month, I’m sure you just forgot since you’re so busy, love ya bud! P.S: That Evan Gao guy huh? What a weirdo!
Completely agree at 7:03 ish, GOAT is one of my favorite RU-vidrs and I was lucky enough to find him at one of his first videos, he exploded so quickly in popularity, he went from like under 100k views per video to a few hundred thousand to a million in like a month
Hey Big A, I respect that you do what other streamers would never be willing to do; reward chatters who gorge on parasocial relationships hard enough with real relationships via segments on your show. Never give up, chat!
I’m a fan of professional wrestling, and they show how bad parasocial relationships are. Excusing of heinous behaviour because one guy can do a cool move, complete vitriol against someone else (to the point the media will find any reason to drag them) because they said something mean to another wrestler. It’s like sports fans if they were like schoolyard girls with boy bands they love more than anything
The "Entertainment" you provide is the very definition of parasocial relationships... If i wanted to be entertained i would play videogames, not watch you. if i wanted to be educated, i would ask an AI, not watch you. Reality is that the Questioner is absolutely right. Streamers opened a huge can of worms.
I don’t think saying streaming is “only there to entertain” is honest. It’s about as honest as saying gacha games aren’t predatory, and that it’s the consumers’ faults. My friend is a “yoga” streamer, I understand very well where and how she makes her money. I don’t think it’s immoral because where that money ends up going is almost always a charity, but, how do you justify the lavish spenders?
I think the question about streaming potentially being immoral comes from how a good portion of streamers tend to liken their chats to one big family or unified group, similar to the work culture of some companies. There’s nothing wrong with a streamer/content creator having a community, but the morality of it could come into question members of this family feel inclined to spend more money in order to get more attention. Would love to hear from my one and only best friend Atrioc about this.
I don’t mind getting close with bigger creators or vice versa with others but there’s a difference between casual and what would be rather obsessive/ unhealthy.
I agree my friend Atrioc. I am glad we are on the same page about Parasocial Relationships. I am glad that I had this conversation personally with you and that we reached the same conclusion together that they are a bad thing and we shouldn't have them. This conversation we, as friends, had about this discussion has further re assured my dislike of parasocial relationships.
It's terrible to hear about Big A's parasocial struggles. Hopefully you'll invite saner chatters to the Classic Marketing Monday Dinner that only trusted chatters get to attend.
Is elderly care actually going up Pay is abysmal at long term care facilities and we are being assigned 8+ patients for each rotation because we’re all understaffed at all the hospitals/ltc I’ve worked at. The charge nurse isn’t even here a lot of the time LOL feels like an industry people are actively avoiding in favor of other healthcare options I wonder how true that is
the thing with IRL relationships is that the other person cares about you. Like you can get so in your own head and convince yourself of falsehoods but as soon as you go to another person they will immediately shoot any delusions you have down
impressive that he recognized that the question had an inherent flaw if the chatter asked “are parasocial relationships valuable” then it stays coherent the amount of work to say that streaming == parasocial relationships requires a lot of justification
The term "parasocial" was originally coined in the 50s to describe groupies for rock stars, TV stars & movie stars. Streaming & social media just takes it to a new and more intimate level.
