Am I weird for cringing a bit when people treat political leaders like a member of their family, or their favorite character from a show? I understand respecting them, but it gets creepy to me sometimes...
@tyote I'm sorry... people do what now???
@Dogofalltrees You know how sometimes people get obsessed with a show or character and treat them like they're real, or they know them? I see more and more people who treat their favored politicians that way.
Example: I saw someone the other day respond to Beto losing a family member (a private citizen) with, "We loved them so much, they will be missed. Love you Beto!❤️" The most obvious comparison is how some people treat Trump like he's Jesus.
Again, maybe I'm the one being weird about it. 😅
@Dogofalltrees Glad I'm not just imagining things, haha.
@tyote @Dogofalltrees I’m told that the term of art is “parasocial”: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasocial_interaction
@Satchelpooch That's the word I was looking for. What a strange phenomenon.
@tyote Ah, I see what you mean. Yeah, that's not just you... I think that's weird too.