>>71336755I'm not the best anon to talk to about parasocialism because some argue that just watching is enough to be parasocial while I personally do not view myself as parasocial towards Shiori. With that out of the way, I'll try to tackle your points the best I can.
>isn’t Shiori’s attachment to Dimitri also parasocial in a way?If this were the case and if
>It’s parasocialism towards Shiori.Were the case, wouldn't they cancel each other out on the basis of one literally existing (Shiori) while the other doesn't? (Dimitri)
I'm aware that this is pivoting back to the whole existence thing, but one literally exists and can and does speak to us (the fans) while one is literal headcanon.
If I used you as an example, you can love Shiori all you want, you can give her money, send her messages, and get responses to those back. At the very least, you'll get a "thanks" with your name read out.
Shiori, other than the dimitri AI, which is also fake, will never, ever, get any of that from Dimitri. So why does someone who is parasocial, feel upset over someone that doesn't exist?
NOW, I will say that if this were directed towards a living, breathing person or stream personality, that's a very different issue, but realistically, all she's done is the equivalent of a "Oh that's cool, good job." towards the VA and while I will accept that those that feel parasocial may view this as "omg she's getting ready to cheat on us." or something along those lines, it's a very different argument / discussion altogether.
