And also has anyone told them that they may in fact be able to get the exact same thing from other things than, well, sounds? Probably not.
They worked it out for themselves. I've heard hair-brushing mentioned in particular.
And it's not like everyone who enjoys the thing enjoys only that thing ever. It's like sex or drugs or gaming or perfume or food or fanfic or any other hobby. (I mean both it's like that because it's that category of thing, but also in that it has all the signs of being a fandom itself.)
Some people find one specific niche that they enjoy because it invokes one particular feeling or experience, and then hyperfocus on that thing in their free time and are happy just consuming more iterations of the same ad infinitum. Other people aren't that obsessive but are sometimes in the mood for a particular sensation and if they know where there's a source for Just That Thing, why not go there?
Like... suppose you (generic-you, not you-M.) like vanilla-based perfumes. You like other perfumes too, but sometimes you just feel like vanilla in particular, and there are people who produce one-note vanilla fragrance oils. So you buy some of those and diffuse/wear/smell them when you want some vanilla. And there are other people who only wear vanilla, smell vanilla, want to talk about vanilla. And if you can't relate to that level of obsession, you still might be glad they're doing their thing and maybe hit up their perfume review site if there's a new vanilla-based perfume you're thinking of trying.
Or maybe you're a fanfic reader and your favourite thing is fake dating with mutual pining. And you'll read fake dating without mutual pining, or mutual pining without fake dating, or one-sided pining, or -gasp- other romantic tropes, or established relationships, or even gen... if it's in fandoms you already like, or it's by authors whose writing you like.
But if it's fake dating with mutual pining, it doesn't have to be in one of your fandoms just as long as it hits the right notes and beats. And if you find communities of people specifically working on fake dating with mutual pining and discussing what makes it work and how to make a more satisfying fake dating with mutual pining fic, then that might make you really happy. (Or maybe you might feel weird about it, or indifferent, or embarrassed, or repulsed. But I don't think being happy would be an unexpected response.)
. . . .I mean it also seems extremely . . . wasteful? is that the word?
Re: two monks invent asmr
They worked it out for themselves. I've heard hair-brushing mentioned in particular.
And it's not like everyone who enjoys the thing enjoys only that thing ever. It's like sex or drugs or gaming or perfume or food or fanfic or any other hobby. (I mean both it's like that because it's that category of thing, but also in that it has all the signs of being a fandom itself.)
Some people find one specific niche that they enjoy because it invokes one particular feeling or experience, and then hyperfocus on that thing in their free time and are happy just consuming more iterations of the same ad infinitum. Other people aren't that obsessive but are sometimes in the mood for a particular sensation and if they know where there's a source for Just That Thing, why not go there?
Like... suppose you (generic-you, not you-M.) like vanilla-based perfumes. You like other perfumes too, but sometimes you just feel like vanilla in particular, and there are people who produce one-note vanilla fragrance oils. So you buy some of those and diffuse/wear/smell them when you want some vanilla. And there are other people who only wear vanilla, smell vanilla, want to talk about vanilla. And if you can't relate to that level of obsession, you still might be glad they're doing their thing and maybe hit up their perfume review site if there's a new vanilla-based perfume you're thinking of trying.
Or maybe you're a fanfic reader and your favourite thing is fake dating with mutual pining. And you'll read fake dating without mutual pining, or mutual pining without fake dating, or one-sided pining, or -gasp- other romantic tropes, or established relationships, or even gen... if it's in fandoms you already like, or it's by authors whose writing you like.
But if it's fake dating with mutual pining, it doesn't have to be in one of your fandoms just as long as it hits the right notes and beats. And if you find communities of people specifically working on fake dating with mutual pining and discussing what makes it work and how to make a more satisfying fake dating with mutual pining fic, then that might make you really happy. (Or maybe you might feel weird about it, or indifferent, or embarrassed, or repulsed. But I don't think being happy would be an unexpected response.)
. . . .I mean it also seems extremely . . . wasteful? is that the word?
What are they wasting?