in the words of John Gray...

"It may well be that the culture of celebrity and the entertainment economy of which it is a part will turn out to be unsustainable. After all, they developed in a period of unparalleled peace and prosperity, when democracy was unchallenged by extremist movements, and continued improvement in the average standard of living could be taken as given. It will not be surprising if they go into retreat when these historically abnormal conditions pass away. Staving off boredom is a pressing need only in rare and privileged times. With war and terrorism, financial collapse and the return of unemployment, more mundane needs come to the fore. Security ceases to be a burden, and the taste for individuality is lost."

And so, everything leaves us with some price to pay. Everything, even our prosperous economy and peaceful west-european existence; we must smile and sit through (a relatively miniscule price to pay no doubt, but that doesnt make it any easier) the deification of non-entities like... you know I'm not even going to name any particular celebrities because it will only further perpetuate their fame. The current Irish infatuation with the famous would never have been possible in the relative financial hardship of the eighties. Vulgar displays of wealth and petty use of paparazzi would have largely been unfathomable.

Celebrities are vacuous, meaningless individuals that exploit your personal sense of boredom and perceived inadequacies for their own ends. The more infatuated you are with celebrity culture the more bored you must be. No wonder a blond knacker with huge tits was so successful in the celebrity game recently, millions of bored young housewives could directly relate to her and could relieve their own boredom through her. Win your mind back, vicarious existence is non-existence. You want these people to go away? Stop paying attention to them.