I have been wondering about star fandom. It seems ridiculous for people to practically worship some actor, singer. Here are maybe very secular people who get deluded into hero worship. Obviously humans need magical elements. They fall in love, worship idols. In earlier times nature and sacred places were worshipped or ancestors and then we made symbolic altars and symbolic gods. These gods were nature representations like Thor, Jehovah( both thunder gods) and then we turned to universal deities as we took more control over all of nature and lost contact with it's wonders. Later we became utterly rationalized atheists or nominally religious but practical atheists( God does not interfere in daily life but after death we get a judgement perhaps and who really thinks about that anyway so why bother?) However in the meantime as our connection with nature and religion receded we took up arts and crafts and technology. We became gods or creators in our own rights and the greatest creators were worshipped the most. Shakespeare or the Beatles, Edison, Einstein. In the romantic era love became a form of religion. This is often expressed in music, film, literature. Religion has transformed over time as well, adapting itself. God might have punished in ancient times like Thor and later they said " God is love." Really our culture is constantly in flux. The idea of being a big star also seems silly to me. If one feels meaningless in life, just a number, a face in the crowd without impact then perhaps the magical elements of being worshipped for one's talents or inborn characteristics or beauty would be satisfying and give reason to live. Many find career satisfaction generally, particularly women without children.
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