Britney Spears, Justin Bieber, Amanda Bynes, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Chandler from friends, Corey Feldman, McCauly Culkin, Brittany Murphy, Robin Williams, and a whole plethora of people- Have serious mental and addiction problems.
They all look glamorous on screen, but how many of them are STILL broken on the inside? (Or made broken by Hollywood)?
How many of our celebrities are happy and living great lives?
I only mention celebrities because these are people everyone knows.
Or maybe we are subject to the availability bias? Maybe it seems like most people in Hollywood are living bad lives bc They never show the good stories. Nobody focuses on the boring, sane, life of someone.
They Only show the breakdowns and tears and drama and all of that.
Still, I wonder what percent of people who have “made it” are living good lives versus crappy lives. And by crappy I mean unhappy/depressed, even if they are super rich and famous and adored by most fans.
Also, I think celebrities have to deal with so much shit that normal people don’t have to, the fan cause it’s vultures to flock around them. Also they have a lack of privacy. Who wouldn’t be driven crazy by a lack of privacy? And tons of vultures flocking to you day in and day out?
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Recent study ranked the entertainment industry as the #3 most depressed career group. Something like 20% of people are depressed. That’s in general. I bet fame & fortune accelerates and amplifies the effect.
I also think it’s going to keep getting worse as competition floods the market. Probably 50 years ago it wasn’t so bad because it was more of a niche career, but nowadays every kid with a youtube channel is trying to be a star so the competition is insane. The pressure on celebrities to stay “trending” must be unbearable.
Privacy? Nope. Paparazzi hiding in the pipes. The other day I saw the britney umbrella flipout for the first time. Hell yea I would’ve handed her a dozen umbrellas. Assholes literally chased her to a gas station just because they saw she was upset about something. Imagine when you’re at your lowest and some assholes chase you to a gas station and start videotaping for the whole world to see.
Yea I feel like celebrities get an extra smelly dose of reality cake.