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58. What’s So Gratifying About Gossip?

No Stupid Questions

Are You Consuming News That Is Inherently Anomaly?

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I think about this when i think about how people consume news, often a little bit out of context. I think one downside of consuming a lot of news is that people tend to think that the anomalous is normal. That gives people a warped outlook on how the world really operates. And i'm curious whether you think that celebrity gossip is another version of that,. in a way, that you're consuming this information that is inherently anomalous because the stars are not just like us.

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