Apparition-chasing.

I honestly don't get it.

Can anyone explain to me why so many Catholics appear eager to embrace and believe unapproved (and sometimes condemned) apparitions and private revelations from Jesus, Mary, and the saints?

What's the appeal?

I mean, I suppose one can argue that every Marian apparition starts off as an unapproved apparition... maybe it's just a natural part of the process?

Are they just "early adopters"? Like, were early Lourdes devotees like those who went with VHS in 1983, but Bayside was Betamax?

Sorry for the irreverent comparison. But as a lifelong Catholic, this is something that completely mystifies me.

What is the attraction?

These questions are, in part, inspired by @rightscholar's latest piece about a French Canadian priest who has a huge following, based on his alleged messages from God the Father (with cameos from other saints) about the end of the world. https://wherepeteris.com/the-marian-apocalypse-now-part-4/

A lot of the responses (and, admittedly, my own speculation) are attempts to describe the deeper psychological motives behind it (filling a need, wanting special knowledge, etc).

But how do the actual followers of the visionaries rationalize it?

And I suppose it's a safe assumption that the psychological explanation for the "seer" is an entirely different than that of their believers.

But what motivates the people who invest their time, money, and energy into promoting these visionaries?