Wednesday, October 08, 2014

[omxdmkpz] Private lives of celebrities

Why are people so curious about the private lives of celebrities?  It funds the entire paparazzi industry.

Hypothesis: it is a reflection of social stratification.  One could test this by measuring curiosity with social class.

More sophisticated hypothesis: it reflects social stratification with a hope (perhaps false hope) of upward mobility.  One could correlate hope for upward mobility with curiosity.

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