Episode 7: What, You Think I'm Your Friend? Idiot

Kylie Jenner is my best friend- I swear to Gawd. This week the boys discuss parasocial relationships and how the phenomenon interacts with our culture. Also Jeremy brings up simps again and recycles other comedians jokes because that's just what he does now. I'm really trying to get him to stop, but it's only getting worse. Jeremy, I know you're reading this and we're all growing concerned.    

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Music: "These Boys are on the Case" by Jeremy K.

Sources - 

Millennials prefer the real deal: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/nov/9/millennials-prefer-authenticity/

The Parasocial Phenomenon: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/parasocial-relationships/

YouTube celebrities and parasocial interaction: Using feedback channels in mediatized relationships: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1354856517736976?casa_token=j2jm0v9XYTMAAAAA:itykGV4zAm2tVqlXXKgp6PanNPXElR63iKmVI1GH9_mkuhVJ5KZCRTH8lDM-PUR6y1IcSbJ8VBKU

Parasocial Relationships: The Nature of Celebrity Fascinations: https://www.findapsychologist.org/parasocial-relationships-the-nature-of-celebrity-fascinations/

Why YouTube Stars Influence Millennials More Than Traditional Celebrities: https://www.forbes.com/sites/under30network/2017/06/20/why-youtube-stars-influence-millennials-more-than-traditional-celebrities/?sh=3e8d3c3148c6

Men Going Their Own Way: www.reddit.com/r/MGTOW 

A Short History of ‘Simp’: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/07/style/simp-history-slang.html 

Simp Definition: https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Simp