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“Celebrities and famous people live in a translucent bubble. When common people (for want of a better term) see a celebrity, the skin of the bubble of fame serves to magnify and elevate the celebrity in the eyes of the common people. And conversely when the celebrity views the common people outwardly through the translucent skin of the bubble they live in, they see the common people as diminished.
Although it is understandable that the celebrity wishes to have all the power and advantage of their elevated status it is somewhat naïve and selfish that most of them want to also be able to communicate with the common people as the common people communicate with each other, when it suits the celebrity. That is, in their leisure time when they go out in public to a bar or café.
In other words, they want to be treated as a common person in such a public situation, yet on the other hand enjoy the perks of being a celebrity. They want to have their cake and eat it too. In this untenable situation most of them will find out that in fact fame is a double-edged sword and there are also great disadvantages to it for them.
In reality, the only way they can communicate with the common people as the common people communicate with each other, is if their bubble of fame and fortune bursts and they lose all their elevated status and wealth. Such as when a celebrity succumbs to drug or alcohol addiction and ends up living on the streets.”
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Although it is understandable that the celebrity wishes to have all the power and advantage of their elevated status it is somewhat naïve and selfish that most of them want to also be able to communicate with the common people as the common people communicate with each other, when it suits the celebrity. That is, in their leisure time when they go out in public to a bar or café.
In other words, they want to be treated as a common person in such a public situation, yet on the other hand enjoy the perks of being a celebrity. They want to have their cake and eat it too. In this untenable situation most of them will find out that in fact fame is a double-edged sword and there are also great disadvantages to it for them.
In reality, the only way they can communicate with the common people as the common people communicate with each other, is if their bubble of fame and fortune bursts and they lose all their elevated status and wealth. Such as when a celebrity succumbs to drug or alcohol addiction and ends up living on the streets.”
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