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October 23, 2005
Our Sense of What's Boring
The idea that because someone is an accomplished athlete or Oscar winning actor that their opinions about other topics matter one whit is self-evidently absurd. Consider this observation from the LA Times:
“The problem is, when you're used to people listening attentively to everything you say, you start to lose any sense of what's boring. Which makes it all the more cruel that publishers are always asking actors to write their autobiographies. It's like putting Iowa voters on the national news during the caucuses. After five minutes of Scooter babbling about ethanol, you're praying that Brian Williams throws to an in-depth report on identity theft.”
Ain’t that the truth! This explains why celebs yap on and on at great length, but why do we listen?
Posted by Ali Massoud at October 23, 2005 11:34 AM
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