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Fans went crazy when Taylor Swift
Fans
went
crazy
when
Taylor
Swift
announced her music engagement to
announced
her
music
engagement
to
Travis Kelce. I
Travis
Kelce
I
>> mean, yeah, look at the ring. And now
>>
mean
yeah
look
at
the
ring
And
now
Cambridge Dictionary is set to select
Cambridge
Dictionary
is
set
to
select
Parasocial as its 2025 word of the year.
Parasocial
as
its
2025
word
of
the
year
Had you guys heard of "parasocial" before
Had
you
guys
heard
of
parasocial
before
2025?
2025
>> Yes, I've actually got a good question
>>
Yes
I've
actually
got
a
good
question
about that. Of course, you've done a
about
that
Of
course
you've
done
a
good question. Parasocial relationships
good
question
Parasocial
relationships
are like a one-way relationship like
are
like
a
one-way
relationship
like
>> like you might have, you could even very
>>
like
you
might
have
you
could
even
very
well have like a parasocial relationship
well
have
like
a
parasocial
relationship
with us. Be like, "Hey, I I know you
with
us
Be
like
Hey
I
I
know
you
guys cuz I watch you each day, but I
guys
cuz
I
watch
you
each
day
but
I
don't know everybody out there." A lot.
don't
know
everybody
out
there
A
lot
of time, and it's becoming even more and
of
time
and
it's
becoming
even
more
and
more popular because
more
popular
because
>> Um, with Instagram and with YouTubers,
>>
Um
with
Instagram
and
with
YouTubers
people really start to think, I really
people
really
start
to
think
I
really
know this person. They're really giving
know
this
person
They're
really
giving
me so much.
me
so
much
>> You know, I honestly, I was thinking
>>
You
know
I
honestly
I
was
thinking
about this this morning. This was one of
about
this
this
morning
This
was
one
of
the headlines uh with Wicked, with the
the
headlines
uh
with
Wicked
with
the
new Wicked movie that came out, and
new
Wicked
movie
that
came
out
and
there was the person who who charged at
there
was
the
person
who
who
charged
at
uh Ariana Grande,
uh
Ariana
Grande
>> Right? That could have been a situation
>>
Right
That
could
have
been
a
situation
that's a parasocial relationship because
that's
a
parasocial
relationship
because
again you feel like you know this person
again
you
feel
like
you
know
this
person
I know this person so much, but they
I
know
this
person
so
much
but
they
don't know you
don't
know
you
>> At all.
>>
At
all
>> Um,
>>
Um
>> There's, there's some, I think there's
>>
There's
there's
some
I
think
there's
some good things with parasocial
some
good
things
with
parasocial
relationships. So I sometimes have
relationships
So
I
sometimes
have
parasocial relationships with TV
parasocial
relationships
with
TV
characters, for example, like TV
characters
for
example
like
TV
characters that I really like or
characters
that
I
really
like
or
actresses or actors that I really like
actresses
or
actors
that
I
really
like
and I'm like, I follow them, I really like
and
I'm
like
I
follow
them
I
really
like
them. Like I think there's some benefits
them
Like
I
think
there's
some
benefits
to that because you can, you can talk
to
that
because
you
can
you
can
talk
about it. You can but as long as it
about
it
You
can
but
as
long
as
it
doesn't
doesn't
>> Cross that line
>>
Cross
that
line
>> Cross the line where, like in the movie
>>
Cross
the
line
where
like
in
the
movie
Her
Her
>> We were just talking about the movie
>>
We
were
just
talking
about
the
movie
>> Right, like if you think about what AI is
>>
Right
like
if
you
think
about
what
AI
is
bringing with ChatGPT like if you
bringing
with
ChatGPT
like
if
you
start communicating with a chatbot and
start
communicating
with
a
chatbot
and
they're giving you advice or
they're
giving
you
advice
or
>> You are sort of following blindly what
>>
You
are
sort
of
following
blindly
what
the chatbot delivers to you then that's
the
chatbot
delivers
to
you
then
that's
where it can get a little dicey. It's a
where
it
can
get
a
little
dicey
It's
a
line, and you don't cross it. It's when
line
and
you
don't
cross
it
It's
when
people start getting a little infatuated
people
start
getting
a
little
infatuated
too far down, too far.
too
far
down
too
far
>> If I'm not mistaken, was it 44
>>
If
I'm
not
mistaken
was
it
44
attorneys general that sent a letter to
attorneys
general
that
sent
a
letter
to
I think it was 13 different companies
I
think
it
was
13
different
companies
that have AI chatbots telling them,
that
have
AI
chatbots
telling
them
"Hey, you guys have got to address this
Hey
you
guys
have
got
to
address
this
because minors could be picking up on
because
minors
could
be
picking
up
on
some of these relationships. We want to
some
of
these
relationships
We
want
to
make sure that minors are having safe
make
sure
that
minors
are
having
safe
relationships if they are going to have
relationships
if
they
are
going
to
have
a para- a parasocial relationship with
a
para
a
parasocial
relationship
with
someone because, again, there's that line
someone
because
again
there's
that
line
there's that boundary there.
there's
that
boundary
there
>> The reason, bring it back to Travis and
>>
The
reason
bring
it
back
to
Travis
and
Taylor is that because Cambridge
Taylor
is
that
because
Cambridge
dictionary, all these dictionaries come
dictionary
all
these
dictionaries
come
out with new words. Yeah.
out
with
new
words
Yeah
>> Six, seven. Remember that from a couple
>>
Six
seven
Remember
that
from
a
couple
weeks ago, um, that was another dictionary
weeks
ago
um
that
was
another
dictionary
[laughter]
laughter
>> From a couple weeks ago. Okay. We will
>>
From
a
couple
weeks
ago
Okay
We
will
Joseph. Um, but a new dictionary came out
Joseph
Um
but
a
new
dictionary
came
out
and said "parasocial" is the new word of
and
said
parasocial
is
the
new
word
of
the year. And that's because when Travis
the
year
And
that's
because
when
Travis
proposed to Taylor and it was all
proposed
to
Taylor
and
it
was
all
was, uh, you know, announced
was
uh
you
know
announced
>> People had these crazy parasocial
>>
People
had
these
crazy
parasocial
relationships, myself included. Right.
relationships
myself
included
Right
[laughter] And the defs and the spikes
laughter
And
the
defs
and
the
spikes
for looking up the definition of
for
looking
up
the
definition
of
parasocial went through the roof.
parasocial
went
through
the
roof
>> Okay.
>>
Okay
>> Right. That's how we bring Travis, Travis
>>
Right
That's
how
we
bring
Travis
Travis
and Taylor back into every combo. Every
and
Taylor
back
into
every
combo
Every
combo.
combo
>> Back into every conversation. Somehow,
>>
Back
into
every
conversation
Somehow
some
some
>> People were so invested in that
>>
People
were
so
invested
in
that
relationship.
relationship
And they still are. Yeah. Because
And
they
still
are
Yeah
Because
there's
there's
>> And we're not even. When are they getting
>>
And
we're
not
even
When
are
they
getting
married?
married
>> We don't know yet. They haven't set a
>>
We
don't
know
yet
They
haven't
set
a
date. See, and we're still all actively
date
See
and
we're
still
all
actively
involved.
involved
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