Public service announcement: famous people tend to be far less interesting than regular folks.
This is not populist pandering. Nor is it faux-democratic anti-elitism.
There’s no ideology behind the statement.
It’s simple psychology ...
There’s no ideology behind the statement.
It’s simple psychology ...
To start with, no one is raised to handle the concept of a public profile.
Truly famous people have to master with a very difficult act of figuring out where the boundaries lie between their public and private selves.
Truly famous people have to master with a very difficult act of figuring out where the boundaries lie between their public and private selves.
Some fail at one extreme & are convinced of their greatness. They can only tolerate sycophants and enablers.
Others fail at the other extreme and grow paranoid everyone is trying to curry favour. They may fear no one genuinely likes them. They can be skeptical of any kindness.
Others fail at the other extreme and grow paranoid everyone is trying to curry favour. They may fear no one genuinely likes them. They can be skeptical of any kindness.
This may be why some movie stars date movie stars and some politicians marry politicians.
There is no power imbalance in a union with someone of similar status.
There is no power imbalance in a union with someone of similar status.
Regular folks are just as anxiety-prone as anyone. But they do live free of the worst extremes on this (admittedly ad-hoc) narcissist-misanthrope spectrum.
Regular folks have less to lose in being genuine.
Regular folks have less to lose in being genuine.
So the next time you see a photo of someone posing with a famous person or vice versa, consider the dynamic.
Your friends, family and neighbours are likely way more fun.
Or at least they were, before all this horribleness began.
Your friends, family and neighbours are likely way more fun.
Or at least they were, before all this horribleness began.
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