My radio station has 90 seconds of news at the top of each hour in the morning. For some reason they believe I want to hear about the latest exploits of Brittney, Brad and Angelina. I don’t care which celebraties have adopted another child, or have been caught in self-destructive behaviour. I want to hear things that are relevant as I start my morning. In other words, local, national or international news that may impact my day.
It isn’t limited to people wanting to know about celebrities either. My coworkers seem to spend hours discussing the private lives of other people we work with. Why is it so important to them who Betty is dating or what kind of car John bought. And it isn’t only the women; the men are just as bad.
What is it about people that they feel the need to know the personal details of people they don’t even know? I just don’t understand it.
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1 cate // Apr 2, 2008 at 4:45 pm
Sometimes because it is nice to know that there are people either doing good in the world or who are doing worse than you out there. Its a self esteem thing I think.
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