>>77321141You can be parasocial for IRL people, like movie celebrities. A vtuber rarely see a fan as a real person with a real life outside watching her/him.
Only whales and paypigs get to be singled out in their fanbase, and they still don't see them as normal people or friends, so the relationship is still parasocial.
Even if you go to a meet up, and talk with your oshi, your are still parasocial, maybe even worse than a guy that just watch streams.
