• jenny_ball@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    exactly. don’t blame the simps for being affected by directed and successful marketing.

    • the_third@feddit.de
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      8 months ago

      I… sorta still feel like blaming them. They’re all grown men, right?

      • HUMAN_TRASH@lemmy.world
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        8 months ago

        Yeah I’m still blaming them, it just means there’s more people to blame. Reminds me of a buddy from high school I had who ended up managing a strip club and how he would tell me about all the guys that would fall in love with one of the women and buy them a bunch of expensive shit. This is actually worse I think.

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        8 months ago

        I can’t entirely blame people who are hurt, are at a disadvantage, or are being manipulated. Doesn’t matter what their age.

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      8 months ago

      But I mean when has society ever glamorized a fan winning the affection of an idol. From what I’ve seen, it’s only a on the horror genre…