>>33935275the relationship between viewer and streamer isn't parasocial in the truest of senses no matter how obsessed you are, it is distinct in a few ways from the parasocial relationship in that there is reciprocation from the vtuber, you can type in their chat and they can type back like a social conversation, and the replies are in real time like a social conversation, the traditional definition of a parasocial relationship doesn't allow for that it should have no interaction from the person who is subject of the parasocial relationship at all you watch someone on the TV and come to think of them as a friend someone who doesn't even know you are watching, has no idea what you think of their show, can't respond back to you when you laugh at their jokes
