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		spacebanana7 on May 10, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Missing App Economy (2022) Social interaction can be just as much of a biological imperative as reproduction. I bet many people would be willing to pay $500 for a FaceTime call with MrBeast. Or pay $50 to choose which makeup their vlogger tries on. Maybe even $100 for their favourite comedian to make a joke about them.

tiedieconderoga on May 10, 2023 | [–]

What you're describing is parasocial interaction, not social interaction.

mywacaday on May 10, 2023 | [–]

One person was willing to pay a lot more: https://www.essentiallysports.com/esports-news-mrbeast-recal...

I was initially horrified when I read it first but then realised it would be like someone with $100k paying out $25 for a birthday present.

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