Parasocial energy is the vibe someone gives off when they talk about a creator or celebrity as if they have a genuine personal relationship with them — referencing the creator's preferences, defending their choices, or updating friends on their life with the same ownership you'd use for someone you actually know. It's not always extreme; mild parasocial energy is everywhere in modern digital life. But when it gets heavy, people around the person start gently trying to introduce some perspective about who, exactly, this person is to them.
She's got parasocial energy about that podcast guy — she talks about what 'he would say' so much that her friends have started referring to him by name.
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