December 09 2015
The social surrogacy hypothesis: Why you still miss Firefly.
"It's basically because your brain processes these people as your friends. And, understandably, you miss your friends."
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Edited to add:
It's even more extreme with Harry Potter, where my generation (I started reading the books when I was about Harrys age and was 19, so only 2 years older than the character, when they finished) feels like they grew up together with the characters. I will always go back to those books :)
[ edited by Illy on 2015-12-10 12:28 ]
Illy | December 10, 03:24 CET
sister | December 10, 05:14 CET
Dolph Greenburg from Sociology would have been proud.
Here I thought all we had to offer the world was Paul Ryan.
(I miss Firefly,
yeah, even Jayne.)
RobynH | December 10, 08:12 CET
jcs | December 10, 09:41 CET
NYPinTA | December 10, 10:55 CET
@theonetruebix | December 10, 11:27 CET
It's interesting that they use Firefly as an example. It's not like Buffy or Harry Potter or other series which were around for years and years. I'd guess that most people take fourteen days or less to finish Firefly it for the first time. Then again, I felt like the Scooby Gang were my friends after watching about four episodes of Buffy. I guess it's like how it's possible to develop intense friendships in a short space of time under the right circumstances.
Bluelark | December 10, 12:37 CET
tomg | December 10, 19:06 CET