Social DynamicsDiagnosis
Parasocial
pair-uh-SOH-shuladjective
What it means
Describes a relationship in which one party has no knowledge of the other and both have strong opinions.
What it actually means
I feel like I know them.
How it is used in a sentence
"I know it's parasocial but I'm genuinely upset about the podcast ending."
Filed under
Social Dynamics — The unwritten rules we invented online and now enforce in public without irony.
Diagnosis — The phrase already names a real problem. We define it properly.
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