Brain Activities Show There Is Nothing Like a Real Friend in Contrast to Influencers and Other Celebrities
Especially for young people, influencers and other celebrities followed on social media evoke affective closeness that in their young minds seems real even though it is fake. Such fake friendships are potentially problematic because of their felt reality on the consumer side while lacking any invers...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-05-01
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Series: | Brain Sciences |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/13/5/831 |