[HamiltonJay]

Nah, just keeping her names in the papers. Must be negotiating a new deal.

I used to think these folks were dumb, and some are, but I think anymore more are just playing whatever role they need to play, and honestly don’t know who they are.

[ravenwolf]

I used to think these folks were dumb, and some are, but I think anymore more are just playing whatever role they need to play, and honestly don’t know who they are.

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I think you may be right, they may be managed by their publicity managers more than we know. and these kind of people will kiss all the butts they have to to keep that dough coming in.

[PUGACHEV]

I think that too. In fact, I think that their personal identity becomes so obscured when actors immerse themselves in a character that the role they play becomes their identity. Later, when they become famous, their role off script is that of a Hollywood liberal, so this is what they become.

I am intrigued by the notion that grand effects in Nature have their causes in human behavior. This is a very old-fashioned teological view, which when applied to Global Warming, can be conveniently maintained without a belief in God. What to do in these cases typically involves some type of auto da fé.