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stel ✨

@asterisk.gay

parasociality will creep in at least a little bit no matter how hard you try to correct for it. nobody on here could write a complete portrait of themselves for you if they tried. you will fill in the missing details according to your perspective and invariably get it wrong

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Brian Sweeney's avatar Brian Sweeney @thebriansweeney.bsky.social
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This type of post is why we are best friends.

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becs 🏳️‍⚧️'s avatar becs 🏳️‍⚧️ @ohno.imightbe.gay
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i mean, i could not write a complete portrait for my ex-spouse, whom i lived with for over 10 years, no matter how hard i tried. it's just not realistic to assume that anyone sees the complete existence of anyone else, and that's where projections come from: we fill in the gaps.

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Dire Consequences 's avatar Dire Consequences @gothpink.bsky.social
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Internet people aren't real, we're all just little gremlins hiding in the magic box. Posting is the act of becoming a gremlin. Gremlinization, if you will.

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Dom G 💖🥰💘's avatar Dom G 💖🥰💘 @domg.bsky.social
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Unless...you do the equivalent of a long-distance relationship and meet them IRL

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MaiaFox 🏳️‍⚧️🔞's avatar MaiaFox 🏳️‍⚧️🔞 @enbyfox.bsky.social
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This is also true of people you meet irl too. I find it a bit odd how people try to seperate online and irl relationships because of the nature of where they started rather than how well you know someone/how often you interact with someone.

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⚢ 🐙The Lesbian Gendered Cephalopod 🐙 ⚢'s avatar ⚢ 🐙The Lesbian Gendered Cephalopod 🐙 ⚢ @lesbianoctopus.bsky.social
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i think at the end of the day, it’s honestly kinda healthy. it’s only harmful when it’s taken to extremes which is hardly most people

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Vee (PurposeUnknown)'s avatar Vee (PurposeUnknown) @purposeunknown.xyz
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the line I draw is when it crosses into speculative territory - that’s when I know I’m in too deep and need to dial back “I wonder if s/he thinks of me- wait no bad Vee stop speculating about strangers’ thoughts” even that can be done in a healthy-ish(?) way (e.g. yearning); it really varies

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🌈turbo falcon🚗's avatar 🌈turbo falcon🚗 @turbofalcon.bsky.social
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This scans. I don't even know what the fuck my own deal is most of the time.

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