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In this installment of Derailments, Minutiae, and Tirades, we discuss parasociality, which is when people feel that they have a close relationship with a public figure whom they do not know. We comment on examples of parasociality and we discuss various takes on the issue from LeftTube. Links in the description.

Links:

StrucciMovies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3vD_CAYt4g&t=

Philosophy Tube: https://youtu.be/kVav1ri65Ws?t=1

Thorne & Strucci livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoC8tKJvchA

Lindsay Ellis video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FJEtCvb2Kw

DSW Article: tinyurl.com/yy5335sk