Why Caring About Celebrities Can Be Good for You

3It emboldens you to live your dream.

I’ve been a huge David Bowie fan since I was about 10. To me, he seemed like a really big dork, but he decided to become cool and be an artist. I found that reassuring. Later in his music and acting career, I admired him for continuing to try to do interesting work, for being current, for not being cowed by people who thought he should hang it up. A celebrity can give you the confidence to pursue your own goals. An aspect of the celebrity’s work, attitude, or life can be a north star, guiding you and giving you a focus or something you can adopt or flat-out mimic. It’s human nature to look for idealized versions of the lives we’d like to lead.

Christian Finnegan is a comedian, writer, and retired pop culture commentator. He lives in New York City.