
This working paper presents PPPM (Parasocial Proxy Punishment Mode) v4.4, a revision of v4.1 (DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20805462). v4.4 retains the three formal activation pathway categories—Direct Proxy Punishment, Interpretive Proxy, and Non-PPPM (Self-Reactive)—and the boundary conditions between PPPM and adjacent phenomena. Punitive Drift is presented as a theorized late-stage transformation in which punishment expands beyond the original grievance. The observable indicators of desynchronization are reframed as a preliminary coding framework rather than a validated composite index, and the previously proposed Desynchronization Index has been withdrawn pending further empirical groundwork. The framework remains scale-invariant and applies to both individual fans and dispersed collectives. AI assistance was used in the preparation of this paper, primarily for drafting support and reference verification; details are described in the manuscript.
parasocial identification, fan behavior, desynchronization, avatar-mediated performer, moral outrage, third-party punishment, spontaneous proxy activation, digital media, VTuber, parasocial relationship, proxy punishment, punitive drift
parasocial identification, fan behavior, desynchronization, avatar-mediated performer, moral outrage, third-party punishment, spontaneous proxy activation, digital media, VTuber, parasocial relationship, proxy punishment, punitive drift
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