[Papazsazsa]

Good. The intangibles of art are undeniable.

- emotional connection

- aesthetics

- zeitgeist

- lived experience

- artist journey

You're free to fall in love with your sexbot, but it's still just jerking off.

[_alternator_]

And what is falling in love with an actor? Not jerking off?

[Papazsazsa]

It's certainly a lot less messy!

[_alternator_]

My point is that falling in love with an actor is (usually) falling in love with an idea or image, not an actual person, and in that way it's not that much different than jacking off.