"Parasocial" is one of those words that has lost all sight of its original meaning, like "gaslighting" or "meme." The whole point of the term is that it's a one-sided relationship with someone who doesn't know you exist. So it applies to big streamers who address their chat as an amorphous blob, certainly. But then I see small vtubers who say things like "I get parasocial with my chat." They seem to think parasocial just means being internet friends with someone. But no, if you're interacting with people on an individual level, it doesn't matter whether you're on the internet or off it. That's just the average reciprocal relationship. It bothers me seeing people use the word "parasocial" in this way because it manages to be the exact opposite of its original definition.