I just do not get why society puts actors on a pedestal and praises them as if they have some superpower the rest of us do not.
I don’t put them on a pedestal at all. I find some of them interesting, talented and/or entertaining, so I watch them. It’s not that deep.
Not sure on that one myself. Acting is definitely a talent that some do much better than others but it seems to have no relationship to intelligence. Some actors are smart and others are idiots.
I do appreciate the talent though and I wasn’t kidding about Muppet Christmas Carol. Caine’s acting in that was magnificent.
Even worse, putting elected officials on pedestals. AND, building them grand cathedrals to do their job in, like the Congressional building. That becomes the church for them, our royalty. Marble, statuary halls, free meals, luxurious accommodations, and they quickly lose their ability to relate, because they don't want to, why would they. Then they parley that into millions - it's a corrupt system, no more commoners. The solution is to move Congress, and use common buildings, and strip away the privledge, and enact term limits.n