Why in the world do people put so much importance on "celebrities"?

Question

I mean really, why would anyone care what Angelina Whatshername does in her spare time? I wouldn't give a (fill in the blank) if Oproh has some other idiot doing jumping-jacks on her studio couch. When you think about it, these people are simply meant to entertain us. And if that is the case, (at least in my point of view) that would mean that they should be working for us. Basketball players getting paid millions and then fighting on live television, dorky kids coming out of nowhere to become an "American Idol", and singers with only one name telling us how we should "save" the world. Please. Give me a break. Can we please stop putting these people on high pedastals? Let's not be a sycophantic society. Because its one thing to admire someone's talent. It becomes something else when the media shoves them down our throats because the public perpetuates faux-talent.

Answer 1

I couldn`t agree more, they are just pampered spoilt overpaid drama queens.