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Thought audiophiles can be a bit nutty?
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<blockquote data-quote="simpletonion" data-source="post: 1100417" data-attributes="member: 23673"><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/24/business/akihiko-kondo-fictional-character-relationships.html" target="_blank">This article</a> from the New York Times makes 'em seem relatively sane.</p><p></p><p>From the write up:</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><strong><em>Mr. Kondo is one of thousands of people in Japan who have entered into unofficial marriages with fictional characters in recent decades, served by a vast industry aimed at satisfying the every whim of a fervent fan culture...For some, the relationships are just for a laugh. Mr. Kondo, however, has long known that he didn?t want a human partner.</em></strong></p><p></p><p>Maybe this is a case of <em>'file under: only in Japan</em>'.</p><p></p><p>But, as mentioned in a previous post, fandom is exploding - and seemingly metastasizing in unique (malignant?) ways.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="simpletonion, post: 1100417, member: 23673"] [url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/24/business/akihiko-kondo-fictional-character-relationships.html]This article[/url] from the New York Times makes 'em seem relatively sane. From the write up: [center][b][i]Mr. Kondo is one of thousands of people in Japan who have entered into unofficial marriages with fictional characters in recent decades, served by a vast industry aimed at satisfying the every whim of a fervent fan culture...For some, the relationships are just for a laugh. Mr. Kondo, however, has long known that he didn?t want a human partner.[/i][/b][/center] Maybe this is a case of [i]'file under: only in Japan[/i]'. But, as mentioned in a previous post, fandom is exploding - and seemingly metastasizing in unique (malignant?) ways. [/QUOTE]
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