How are people obsessed with celebrities (and followers of celebrity gossip) not pathetic human beings?

Question by Clifford Smith: How are people obsessed with celebrities (and followers of celebrity gossip) not pathetic human beings?

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Answer by Disturb You
a lot of stupid people see their own lives as boring and drab, so they tend to “involve” themselves in the lives of more interesting people.

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