I can’t get myself to delete phone numbers/contacts. So I constantly see Whatsapp statues of random people. My old landlord celebrated New Year skiing with his family. The chick I bought a crocheted bunny from had a plastic Christmas tree. The girl who moved into my old apartment is trying to start off an OF by promoting content on Telegram. Slackperson got enganged. Some dude is a pilot. It’s sniplets out of stranger’s lives and I wonder whether they are aware what they are sharing with strangers.
I don’t follow any influencers and never had instagram or there like, only Reddit and Lemmy, so this is as much exposure to parasocial relationships as I get.
That’s almost enough for me to want to use WhatsApp again lol
this is why I like socials where you subscribe to communities for some topic, a lot more than microblog style ones
Let me tell you about lemmy, you will love it!
There are almost no individuals I care to hear from often enough to subscribe to their feeds. There are some that post as part of their profession, and those can be acceptable.
You’re welcome.
This is exactly why I keep my bleak personal life and extreme political views to myself.