“Someone pretending to care registers as someone actually caring for us” (as revealed by MRI scans).<p>Mr. Rogers did that all the time. He was a genius.
I haven't watched the videos, but I have listened to a bunch of songs from pop music stars who seem to alternate telling me how terrific I am and how much they love me with guilt-ridden confessions of how they've been disloyal, followed by impassioned pleas for me to give them one more chance, before slamming me with a brutal goodbye and telling me that we are never (ever, ever) getting back together.
17? That seems a bit young to be playing boyfriend to everyone online. I'm sure he isn't even the youngest aged youtuber doing this. Is this weird or just me?
The headline is quite oblique to the article, which is about YouTube shows that are role-playing boyfriend to the viewer. Basically, G-rated pornography.
Two thoughts:<p>I'm in the right age bracket to make some money doing this, so hmmm,<p>and for some people, it helps. My girlfriend used to use ASMR when we were long-distance. It's never done anything for me, but other friends of mine also swear by ASMR to sleep.