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Reene
Aug 26, 2005

:justpost:

Schizotypy is a hell of a thing.

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Reene
Aug 26, 2005

:justpost:

People like that probably like characters like Sephiroth because they're so bland that they act as a blank slate upon which they can project.

Seriously the big thing I see in common with the characters people get fixated like this on is that they completely lack any kind of characterization beyond the very bare essentials (is pretty, is A Bad Guy), making them suited to the build-your-own-fantasy scenario.

Reene
Aug 26, 2005

:justpost:

Hedera Helix posted:

I'd be interested in reading more about this. Does anybody know of any books, or documentaries, or what have you on the subject?

Look up schizotypy. This general kind of magical thinking is rather well covered, though this particular iteration may not be.

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