FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoBoomers on Facebook Are Leaving Comments That Make It Clear That They Have No Idea That AI-Generated Thirst Traps Aren't Realfuturism.comexternal-linkmessage-square223linkfedilinkarrow-up1693arrow-down121
arrow-up1672arrow-down1external-linkBoomers on Facebook Are Leaving Comments That Make It Clear That They Have No Idea That AI-Generated Thirst Traps Aren't Realfuturism.comFoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square223linkfedilink
minus-squareAndy@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up35·2 months agoIt’s a parasocial dopamine hit. It’s like commenting on a Twitch stream. There’s a fantasy that they’ll notice and reply to you, and suddenly you’ll be having a conversation with a famous attractive person.
minus-squareathairmor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·2 months agoSometimes, I think it’s like people yelling at someone in a horror movie “he’s right behind you!” It prompts real feelings and reactions and they just have to let them out.
minus-squareUltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 months agoInteresting take, thanks for sharing. No sarcasm.
minus-squareTriumph@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up14·2 months agoAh so the same people who buy lottery tickets.
It’s a parasocial dopamine hit. It’s like commenting on a Twitch stream. There’s a fantasy that they’ll notice and reply to you, and suddenly you’ll be having a conversation with a famous attractive person.
Sometimes, I think it’s like people yelling at someone in a horror movie “he’s right behind you!”
It prompts real feelings and reactions and they just have to let them out.
Interesting take, thanks for sharing. No sarcasm.
Ah so the same people who buy lottery tickets.