That means, how did we get to the stage where the public 'personality' has such great currency across civilization? I'm including all types of public figures here, not just musicians, so read 'popstars' as 'stars of popular culture'.
I'm not complaining about the situation, or supporting it.
But what do we invest in these icons?
This concept of Identity forms so much of the bedrock of western culture, and I haven't read nearly as much as I'd like to.
So let's hear your ideas, and I'll check out any texts that have been written on this subject as well, if anyone's got any leads.
― Stephen Stockwell, Thursday, 14 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)