So sometimes I get a little obsessed. With a certain song, movie, web
site, food. You name. Ask my old roommate- September was the month of
Oreo Pop Tarts- three boxes a week didn't seem overboard at the time.
The past two months have been Perezhilton
insanity (Lara can tell you all about that). And the last week I forced
my best friend to listen to the new Taylor Swift song on repeat- for
three hours straight, needless to say I am currently best friend-less.
Ok or not.
But that leads me to wonder about society's
obsessions. Take a look at the news stands. Every other story covers
Angelina and Brad's every last move. Look at Sarah Palin- election is
over, yet the media is still following her every word. Sure sites
like my TMZ
and my always favorite Perez make this easier. So are people who consume this information just contributing to the never ending cycle?
Its not healthy, we know its not healthy yet we continue regardless. Why? Perhaps the more we know the more we want to know. Is our 24-7 news consumption culture leading us down a path of accepting the most mindless information as 'late breaking' and critical?
Some like associated content's columnist Teri Taylor have a strong opinion one way "come on, America, it's time to grow up and get real lives - lives of purpose, meaning, integrity and character - instead of living vicariously through empty-headed celebrities who don't know or care that you even exist. Pay heed to the words of poet and painter Washington Allston: "Make no man your idol; for the best man must have faults, and his faults will usually become yours in addition to your own."
And others feel completely different."Human nature may share some of the blame," says columnist Helena LaFarve, explaining that people have been tempted by what is tabooed for hundreds of years.
So be it Pop Tarts or celebs maybe we should just follow what a bumper sticker on the car driving in front of me today said "take life in small doses, no need to swallow in one big gulp."
But that leads me to wonder about society's
obsessions. Take a look at the news stands. Every other story covers
Angelina and Brad's every last move. Look at Sarah Palin- election is
over, yet the media is still following her every word. Sure sites
like my TMZ
and my always favorite Perez make this easier. So are people who consume this information just contributing to the never ending cycle?Its not healthy, we know its not healthy yet we continue regardless. Why? Perhaps the more we know the more we want to know. Is our 24-7 news consumption culture leading us down a path of accepting the most mindless information as 'late breaking' and critical?
Some like associated content's columnist Teri Taylor have a strong opinion one way "come on, America, it's time to grow up and get real lives - lives of purpose, meaning, integrity and character - instead of living vicariously through empty-headed celebrities who don't know or care that you even exist. Pay heed to the words of poet and painter Washington Allston: "Make no man your idol; for the best man must have faults, and his faults will usually become yours in addition to your own."
And others feel completely different."Human nature may share some of the blame," says columnist Helena LaFarve, explaining that people have been tempted by what is tabooed for hundreds of years.
So be it Pop Tarts or celebs maybe we should just follow what a bumper sticker on the car driving in front of me today said "take life in small doses, no need to swallow in one big gulp."
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