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The Scapegoat Function

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Summary

The sociological role that Psyche serves for the larger streaming community. By being universally hated and mocked (referred to as "not a bro" and an absolute outcast), Psyche provides a low-risk target through which the community reinforces in-group solidarity and collective identity without requiring vulnerability from the in-group members.

Episodes (1)

EP.1775

Deep Dive: The Digital Attention Economy

Psyche and a co-analyst examine raw livestream transcripts from a chaotic streaming community, functioning as "digital anthropologists" to understand the relationship between Alexandra (Alex) and Beta, and how paranoia, loyalty, and reputation management operate in hypervigilant online spaces.

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