>>11753434I'm going to have to agree with the first post, not science nor math. In addition you've put forward literally nothing of substance or even the slightest intrinsic value.
The basis is too varied to really describe. It ranges from escapism, to tendency towards living through fantasy in some more nuanced way, to poorly developed sense of self and damaged ego functions, to trauma and other stressors which have no natural outlet. Relateability is a strong factor. The specific frame of life when the stimuli was first or most encountered is also important.
The ending of the Lain OP with the green background where she's sort of "dematerialized" and scattered or siphoned off somewhere else. I feel that to my very core. It is something which I am deeply familiar with, portrayed visually, and it registers as such. When you add in other elements (function, utility), this progresses to attachment. The entirety of Ergo Proxy is laced with metaphor, allegory, symbolism of trauma and dissociation, CPTSD, and various adaptations. So there's a basis for attachment and emotional experience there as well. I teared up inside when Raul Creed found Pino's drawings of her adventure in the outside world, and never made it to see her again.
>>11753505Yes, they become and live through its perspective. Or position it as a surrogate parent. I remember I used to set up stuffed animal guards to watch over me. I had a nightmare that the guards betrayed and turned against me.
