“Thanks to TV and the media, there was an explosion in the number of famous people starting in the 1960s.”
Yes. And the influence of these 60’s people was bad.
“Yes. And the influence of these 60’s people was bad.”
Simple people are influenced by whatever hero strikes their fancy. It could just as easily have been water polo.
It’s the choice of the simple person whom they worship and emulate.
Lord knows there were and are better “heroes”, but the people made their choice.