When we geek ot about our favorite celebrity. We don't only get a social connection boost from pari social bonds. Phantom can also promote in real life social connection. So it's often very common for a friendship to start in phantom. Being a fan can also bring a sense of identity. You become a treke or a cumber bitch, you wind up being part of an inn group.
Really love a TV show; a boyband; a sci fi movie; or a celebrity? We're often too embarrassed to admit adoring some things for fear that we'll be seen as frivolous or childish - but we may be missing out on the happiness benefits that geeking out can bring.
Dr Laurie Santos explores the joy of fandom with Benedict Cumberbatch obsessive Tabitha Carvan, YA author Jennifer Lynn Barnes and Star Trek actor (and geek-vangelist) Wil Wheaton.
For Further Reading:
Tabitha Carvan - This Is Not A Book About Benedict Cumberbatch
Wil Wheaton - Still Just a Geek
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