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I would guess that the balance is difficult for regular people and impossible for famous people.


It's not impossible - it just requires attention and is a part of the responsibilities of the job, in my opinion.

But even regular people try too hard to be interesting sometimes. Attention is a currency in our culture; its too often traded poorly.


I don't know what the famous people are actually feeling and struggling with. I don't know how much of what they are saying is an act and how much is real.

2025 example: Chappell Roan - I have no idea if she is genuine or is this a very cleverly manufactured brand. Outbursts at fans, bipolar disorder, anxiety, etc.


Culture is as culture does. I dare say that the in-group for any star has their buttons - whether the conditions to push those buttons are legitimate or otherwise, would Chappell Roan be on your mind if she wasn't pushing your buttons? Marketing people know this mechanism all too well; it is a large factor for why we have billion-dollar tabloid machines.

Needless to say, the pop industry is all about creating a facsimile of a thing, if not the thing itself. You're not buying bread from these stars - you're buying a picture of life.




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