>>102507857
I can see the points and agree people react different to it, but for me it's just interesting to see people form these strong bonds over a person they in most cases don't ever see. there is no actual human interaction, how can you forge a deep romantic bond without being there irl. I've got friends over the internet like probably everyone here, but I never got a romantic connection to someone through this.
>In streaming the product is the streamer
for me at least it's the content they make. if you watch a streamer for the person, that's a weird way to engage with media, just like k-pop stans liking their music solely because they love ayy#2353
>Even then there are numerous cases of people being parasocial with the members of the groups you mentioned
yep, and I also find that interesting for the same reasons. the whole groupie culture around rock bands for example was always something funny to me. 'yeah that guy plays the guitar really well let me suck his cock'. misses the point of the actual product - the music -, just as going for the streamer instead of the content.

tl;dr yes everyone is different in how they engage with media but I'm more than happy to observe in an 'interesting specimen' type and have a laugh about it