THE PARASOCIAL SELF (Intimacy at a Distance)

Описание: I know your watch time. You know my voice. Neither of us knows the other.
This is a video about parasocial relationships—the one-way intimacies we form with people on screens. The loneliness epidemic. The fake food we keep eating. And what it's like on both sides of the glass.

SOURCES:
U.S. Surgeon General's Advisory on the Healing Effects of Social Connection and Community (2023)
https://www.hhs.gov/surgeongeneral/pr...
AARP Loneliness Study (2025): "Disconnected: The Escalating Challenge of Loneliness Among Adults 45-Plus"
https://www.aarp.org/pri/topics/socia...
Oregon State University: "Loneliness in U.S. Adults Linked with Amount, Frequency of Social Media Use" (2025)
https://health.oregonstate.edu/news-a...
Harvard Health / Arthur Brooks on parasocial relationships as "fake food"
https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/d...
Baylor University: 9-year longitudinal study on social media and loneliness
https://news.web.baylor.edu/news/stor...
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health / Creators 4 Mental Health: Creator mental health study (2025)
https://hsph.harvard.edu/news/content...
Horton & Wohl (1956): "Mass Communication and Para-Social Interaction: Observations on Intimacy at a Distance"
Psychology Today: "Parasocial Losses: Why It Hurts When a Celebrity Dies"
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/bl...