The collectivism of celebrity

There was a time when Hollywood was seen as glamorous and mysterious. Celebrities were elevated by the media and largely protected from scrutiny. It was viewed as a playground for the elite, and people dreamed of becoming one of the Hollywood ingenues or a leading men in film and television and join in the fun.

Today, many people see a very different side of that world, as OZ’s curtain has been opened wide, we see the truth of a culture driven and shaped by entitlement, narcissism, excess, and dysfunction. The exploitation within the industry has long been enormous, once a secret now a daily broadcast, from the abuse and treatment of lower-level workers to the sexual misconduct, power games, and psychological abuse by powerful figures that have surfaced repeatedly over the years.

Countless people enduring emotional and psychological pressure just to survive in the system. And then pushing the same abuse to those underneath them.

Award shows now often feel less like celebrations of art and more like public therapy sessions and a place for the propagandists of a collectivism of wealthy elites desperate for validation from guilt despite already receiving fame, privilege, and millions of dollars for playing pretend.

Why so many people still look to these celebrities for moral guidance or life advice is beyond me.

So a message to celebrity, STFU. No one with two plus brain cells care what you have to say except for the lemmings that already kiss your cellulite ass and signed on for your collectivist BS and lies.

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Published by diestl

Freemason and father of two boys and a girl, living in Los Angeles, California. Emerson College Alumni always looking for a new adventure. Eight years of Catholic school, now Taoist leaning trying to be Zen in my journey of life.

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