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Re:Bella Thorne, OnlyFans and the battle over monetising con... by TigeriusKirk on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @05:14PM (#24347143)
To go off on a tangent, this gives me a new perspective on the success of Trump. Perhaps his tweets, clearly written by the man himself in the moment, contribute to a sort of parasocial relationship with his "fans."

Certainly in comparison to the professional pr-speak of most other politicians.

AOC, among a very few others, seems to have tapped into something similar.

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Re:Bella Thorne, OnlyFans and the battle over monetising con... by chillwaves on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @08:58PM (#24348926)
AOC also goes live on Instagram pretty often. It's much more personal, free form and natural way to talk to her fans.

Real time is also nice.

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Re:Bella Thorne, OnlyFans and the battle over monetising con... by oars on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @11:27PM (#24349715)
Fantastic point, and note that his supporters can also feed off this together (come together as a community), making it even more rewarding.
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Re:Bella Thorne, OnlyFans and the battle over monetising con... by httpsterio on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @05:33PM (#24347357)
Yeah, I'm sure of it. People aren't defending his policies because they've given it enough thought and arrived at the same conclusions. You can see it on how clueless many are and how they end up defending him despite many of Trump's acts they themselves know are wrong.

His most enthusiastic fans defend him because they feel a connection to him. Like he cares or wants what's best for them and that he's approachable.

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Re:Bella Thorne, OnlyFans and the battle over monetising con... by rufusroflpunch on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @06:47PM (#24348016)
You’ve just described every likable politician ever.
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Re:Bella Thorne, OnlyFans and the battle over monetising con... by zo1 on Wednesday September 02, 2020 @03:51AM (#24350994)
That's a lot of generalizations about a large group of people.
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