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Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• about 6 years ago

An interesting about fan culture to me is how fans self-select and self-reinforce their identities, perpetuating a gulf between themselves and their idols. I have never related to this. I have always wanted to be peers with the people I admire. Statistically, most people don’t

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Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• about 6 years ago
Replying to @visakanv

I think there’s a religious quality to this. Most people want to ā€œgo to churchā€, receive the sacraments and blessings, confess their sins, enjoy the rituals and festivals, wear the symbols. Few people look at a preacher or prophet and think ā€œdamn, that’s what I wanna do tooā€ šŸ˜‚

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Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• about 6 years ago
Replying to @visakanv

I bet the Pope is lonely. https://t.co/O8HXFMydGq

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Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• about 6 years ago
Replying to @visakanv

I mean that in the sense that all leadership is lonely: https://t.co/iFYs9fSDot

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