Onwards

“There is no way evolution could have anticipated the internet … and therefore we are stuck with a brain machinery which was designed to handle face to face interactions, it was not designed to handle virtual interactions … it is a brave new world from that point of you, and that means it can be easily exploited by people who can figure out how to use that medium to their advantage.” Prof. Robin Dunbar Evolutionary Anthropology Oxford University “A parasocial relationship ... is not based on a face to face relationship, it’s based upon what you know about that person through the press, what you know about that person through watching him or her on television despite the fact that you never actually meet the celebrity … the only example I can think of where people have such a deep emotional relationship with someone they’ve never met, is the attachmemt that some people have to God” Prof. Chris Rojek Society & Culture Brunel University Starsuckers 2009 - Dir. Chris Atkins