Celebrity obsessions are plaguing Brits, study finds
2 years ago

Celebrity obsessions are plaguing Brits, study finds

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Half of respondents said they know more about celebrities’ lives than they do their friends’, a further 80 per cent said they knew less about their mum and dad. And 38 per cent said they were bothered by the fact Kylie Jenner still hasn’t revealed her son’s name eight months after he was born. While 28 per cent said they care more about celebrity culture than the cost-of-living crisis, 21 per cent admitted they even care less about their kid’s school play and 10 per cent are less concerned about their partner than celeb news. However, 33 per cent believe their life would be better if they could better ignore celebrity gossip and social media.

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Your Boring, Everyday Life Belongs on Social Media
5 years, 10 months ago

Your Boring, Everyday Life Belongs on Social Media

Wired  

Take in the price of Finnish tomatoes with me. We routinely shame people for posting too many baby pictures, too many selfies, too many food photos, even too many dog pictures for all the same reasons: They’re so overdone and boring—and we, those who curate for maximum sparkle, who bury the desire to share monotonies, resent them for boring us. …

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