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[ravenesse]

*drinks*
I don't have to study parasocial relationships to know that. And that is my lecture for the day

[Al Foley]

*drinks* Every time.  Every god damn time I swear and say 'ok I will watch this trailer/ tv spot just once' TEN TIMES LATER.

[Al Foley]

When I was in graduate school, I studied parasocial relationships. Our brains develop emotional attachments to fictional characters (or celebrities we've never met) the same way it develops attachments to real people/people we actually know. This is a normal process, because even though we consciously are aware that it's not the same, our brain doesn't differentiate. People who don't develop any kind of connection with fictional characters are usually also deficient in real relationships (which we know because so many people assumed that you needed to be a friendless loser to care about fake people, but those studies consistently suggested the opposite). 

 

...and there's your lecture for the day, class. Shots on the house. 

Huh.  So my affections for certain people prove I am a loving caring person and is actually a good thing.  Who'd a thunk it?

 

I suppose this is also the reason that despite knowing it is different, and even morally wrong I can't help myself? 

[LightningPoodle]

Pft, nope. Far more important

 

[ravenesse]

Pfttt!

Hm... imagining you with a unicorn in your hand. Somehow that makes total sense.

[akbogert]

Huh.  So my affections for certain people prove I am a loving caring person and is actually a good thing.  Who'd a thunk it?

 

I suppose this is also the reason that despite knowing it is different, and even morally wrong I can't help myself? 

 

I suppose in the interest of pure objectivity I should note that it doesn't prove you are a loving caring person because you could develop relationships dysfunctionally -- you would just do so with fictional characters too. The mechanism of development is comparable regardless of whether the other person is real or not. 

 

(I'm not saying you develop dysfunctional relationships! -- I just want to clarify what the science actually demonstrates... people inferring too much from scientific claims is one of my pet peeves, especially since every study dealing with negative effects of video games ends up getting wildly extrapolated)

[Al Foley]

I suppose in the interest of pure objectivity I should note that it doesn't prove you are a loving caring person because you could develop relationships dysfunctionally -- you would just do so with fictional characters too. The mechanism of development is comparable regardless of whether the other person is real or not. 

 

(I'm not saying you develop dysfunctional relationships! -- I just want to clarify what the science actually demonstrates... people inferring too much from scientific claims is one of my pet peeves, especially since every study dealing with negative effects of video games ends up getting wildly extrapolated)

Well considering I think all my relationships are very dysfunctional in one way or another.

[Serza]

I'm guessing Fallout 4. bam bam shoot-em-up! with exploding limbs and I love the Deathclaw monsters.. ahem..

 

*goes back to swtor and browsing dai pics*

 

This fine lass understands me.

 

*stares at the lot* If anyone tells him, I shoot that specific anyone.

 

Wha....aaaah. That? My lips are sealed.

 

Nothing. Noone!

Ugh. ToP.
Pre-Mods.

 

Damn, Rivaini, you looked great with short hair, too.

 

When I was in graduate school, I studied parasocial relationships. Our brains develop emotional attachments to fictional characters (or celebrities we've never met) the same way it develops attachments to real people/people we actually know. This is a normal process, because even though we consciously are aware that it's not the same, our brain doesn't differentiate. People who don't develop any kind of connection with fictional characters are usually also deficient in real relationships (which we know because so many people assumed that you needed to be a friendless loser to care about fake people, but those studies consistently suggested the opposite). 

 

...and there's your lecture for the day, class. Shots on the house. 

 

Makes an awful lot of sense. I'll wait for the final lecture of the day, then remove myself in the direction of home.

I'm actually pretty happy to be back here. I should maybe start working accordingly.

[ravenesse]

Good, Serza. Fine Serza *gives the elf an elfroot cookie*

That's not short hair! That's the Harding Hairdo.
But I can't stand the eyebrows anymore.

[Serza]

Huh. Elfroot cookies?

 

It still looks like you grew your hair out. Short or long, still great.

 

And munch on your cookies yourself. I compliment because it's true, not to get cookies!

[ravenesse]

Okay, I'm always great.

*eats cookies*looks for miles' secret white chocolate store*

[LightningPoodle]

Pfttt!

Hm... imagining you with a unicorn in your hand. Somehow that makes total sense.

 

A unicorn bong to be more precise.

[ravenesse]

A unicorn bong to be more precise.

That is... beautiful. Don't smoke bongs, but... I want one!

[Serza]

Alright. You sent my mind places with the "unicorn bong"...

 

I'll let you guess why.

[ravenesse]

Do I want to know why and where?

Besides, Poodle started it.

[Serza]

Well, it's exceptionally dirty...

[ravenesse]

Tell me!

[Serza]

Ugh. Isn't unicorn's horn an euphemism for something...?

 

And then, you mentioned smoking a bong in the shape of a unicorn. See? Mind in gutter.

[ravenesse]

Look at the gif. Gets your mind out of the gutter. A little bit

[LightningPoodle]

Serza, you disgust me!

[Serza]

Serza, you disgust me!

 

So should half the people here then.

[ravenesse]

So should half the people here then.

Mostly me

Gutter ToP.

[LightningPoodle]

So should half the people here then.

It was innocent and pure...  

 

Mostly me

Far from it.

[Serza]

Thanks, I don't think Bull's tool interests me...

[Serza]

It was innocent and pure...

 

I think that's the joke about it.