Same reason why people gift and donate so much to big Twitch streamers.
It's a heavily exploitable aspect of human psychology most prevalent in midwits. With the death of normal relationships, a move away from in person socialization, and a marked decrease in traditional mortality, you can now plainly see the outcomes in the "new relationships" that people form.
The big secret is that it was never kids with their parent's credit card paying for endless WoW mounts, OnlyFans access, or a FunkoPop collection. It's generally age 25-40 men in half decent careers.
Real life intimacy is nigh-on impossible for these folk. Any girlfriend you get they're worried, and rightly so, that they'll be cheated on. And most will. Friends? What friends? Friends outside of middle or high school are inordinately difficult to make, especially after moving for a job. Why would they try to make friends with the guy in the next cubicle over when they might be enemies competing for a minor raise, or even worse, they might have a non-PC opinion and that makes an already awful life potentially even more difficult!
Just looked it up on Wikipedia. See, I've never understood that shit. Like, I don't even care if I ever see a band I like in concert. Then you have other people who go to a concert and cry. It's cringey as fuck.
I'll never understand how pornstars make any money. Porn has been free for decades at this point. Why the hell would anyone pay for it?
Ever heard the term "parasocial relationship?"
Same reason why people gift and donate so much to big Twitch streamers.
It's a heavily exploitable aspect of human psychology most prevalent in midwits. With the death of normal relationships, a move away from in person socialization, and a marked decrease in traditional mortality, you can now plainly see the outcomes in the "new relationships" that people form.
The big secret is that it was never kids with their parent's credit card paying for endless WoW mounts, OnlyFans access, or a FunkoPop collection. It's generally age 25-40 men in half decent careers.
Real life intimacy is nigh-on impossible for these folk. Any girlfriend you get they're worried, and rightly so, that they'll be cheated on. And most will. Friends? What friends? Friends outside of middle or high school are inordinately difficult to make, especially after moving for a job. Why would they try to make friends with the guy in the next cubicle over when they might be enemies competing for a minor raise, or even worse, they might have a non-PC opinion and that makes an already awful life potentially even more difficult!
America sucks. Can't wait for the civil war.
Just looked it up on Wikipedia. See, I've never understood that shit. Like, I don't even care if I ever see a band I like in concert. Then you have other people who go to a concert and cry. It's cringey as fuck.