- Remember: you can block people, you don't have to be nice, you can lock down your DMs. Resource slide!!

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- There's many systems in social media & games that train us that relationships are transactional. But real relationships cannot be that way. - Must have clear boundaries with clear consequences when the lines are crossed. It's good for you, healthy for this person, and positive for the community.

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How do you identify when a parasocial relationship is happening, & what do you do? - Devs in video games try to ignore it, doesn't always work (see Mass Effect 3) - Community Managers being a focus and outlet for fan communities to have a place to interact. - Leadership should be setting boundaries.

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- It can be difficult for streamers who rely on the income from their audience to craft healthy boundaries with parasocial relationships. - COVID heightened a lot of these issues and relationships.

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- There are examples of Parasocial relationships that are positive (turn into real relationships & how that happens in a healthy way) & negative (unhealthy and stay very one sided) - Examples: actor versus their character, streamer versus their online persona, spokesperson for a brand.

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