Kotes@kotaro@kotaro.me
The one-way relationship between idols or stars and their followers is also known in Japanese as "oshikatsu."
However, if you ask me, I'd say it's different from being "one-way." It's about building a community around the shared context of an idol or star.
Yes. It's the same for AI. There are certainly communities where people who love AI connect.
The Cambridge Dictionary Word of the Year 2025 is… "parasocial"
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/editorial/word-of-the-year