celebrity worship is the new church for the masses. They cant get enough of it. Its v disturbing.
I mean, HOW can anybody be interested in Paris Hilton or Brittany Spears etc. it says something about who we are !
People love to see a fall from grace in the same way people cant help but look at a car crash.

the Charlie Sheen thing is a bit more interesting as he has many valid points amongst his scattershot commentary on "things"

You must have watched some interviews I didn't. I haven't seen any valid points. Entertaining sound bites, for sure - but all I see is the world's biggest asshole in narcissistic overdrive, publicly losing his mind.

I have absolutely no idea why people are so captivated by the lives of celebrities.

This is not news at all imho.

Real news is going uncovered because of this garbage.

Ignorance is bliss I guess.


Somewhat relevant link: http://www.businessinsid...linton-al-jazeera-2011-3

yes ok he is clearly in the midst of some sort of transformation.
But you can see the time he has spent in altered states has opened pandoras box.

he is carrying on in a David Ickian fashion almost, conspiracy theories, conciousness-babble etc.

I have seen 2 interviews. I see a man in the midst of a physical and mental breakdown with some very interesting observations from the edge.

Hoffmann's 25, worked for me. After years of drinking, addictivness, and constantly facing the dark side of alcohol, now i barely think of it, probably only when it comes in context, like now

I see a marginally talented human turd with too much attention, money and privilege - abusing women, neglecting his children and failing to honor his professional obligations. I don't see any interesting observations coming out of him. I admit I am interested in observing his meltdown, but that's really not quite the same thing. Excess, in and of itself, doesn't necessarily lead to enlightenment.

The sound bites are very funny though. I liked when he said that he's an F-18... even when he's napping.

Pretty lost

Emilio Estevez FTW!

Seriously though, no one should care about this crap, although the quote Bananaforeskin posted was HILARIOUS. There are people way worst than this guy, and people way better, what makes us give a damn about this Charlie Sheen in particular anyway? Just because he's a celeb... It's ridiculous. Way more interesting people on the Nexus, or even just down the block...

Given a taste of ego dissolution Charlie Sheen would no longer have a face to melt off. Then again I don't know the guy, I just know of him.

I just hope no one sees him as a representative of anyone but himself. He seems to have decided he doesn't care what anyone thinks, and his odd personality is the result. What are you gonna do?

I think he is a representative of the whole celebrity disease.

idolisation, celebrity, wealth, superficial dopamine based drugs like coke and depressants like booze.

I doubt he is enjoying the ride any more. Very sad.

When I think of Charlie Sheen, I usually view

Everyone seems to be saying that he is a celebrity as if that makes him not important.....wtf? So he is obviously not as enlightened as a nexian, just yet, maybe never, but he is still on our side and that's beautiful. Obviously the man is coming into what we are all coming into together as people, and the more celebrities we have on our side, the sooner everyone wakes up. This is incredible in my opinion. I mean he's saying a lot, probably as much as he can without getting killed, remember they can't truly express their own opinions, they can't go on tv saying anything about the NWO or whatever you want to call it. This is the best he can do, and they are trying their best to make him look crazy. The man is definitely going through an intense time, but aren't we all? We are all a victim in this system, maybe he wasn't for a long time....but they now have fucked him. He even mentions the "suits" coming in and trying to shut him down. Even says very important people are on his side, good people.

just because we smoke dmt actually doesnt make us so enlightened. A man like Charlie Sheen im sure has had very powerful experiences in his life he may not need dmt to get the big picture, obviously it helps, but its not necessary to be outraged by what the government is doing and to be a good person no matter what, which is all he is trying to do.

Here's something from Laphams Quarterly, Winter 2011, Celebrity



Ahh, I knew all this celebrity smashing could be seen more than in just one negative light. I too, easily tire of the celebrity stories, friends who watch E hollywood, (EW!) But, though they may appear to be of little substance, I can't say that they always appear without interest. And interest and curiosity are things I live for.

On the next page...



I think the celebrities may be due a bit more justice than they seem to be getting here.

You might not agree with the views in this article, but I believe if one were to actually make a study of society and their celebrities, much could be revealed. I think when we examine and relate anything, it grows in power and becomes more relevant.


edit: couple more quotes on fame

What a heavy burden is a name that has become too famous - Voltaire

We all have a contract with the public- in us they see themselves, or what they would like to be - Clark Gable

Now there is fame! Of all- hunger, misery, the incomprehension by the public--fame is by far the worse. It is the castigation by God of the artist. It is sad. It is true. - Pablo Picasso

I am not covetous for gold. But if it be a sin to covet honor, I am the most offending soul alive. - William Shakespeare

he's by-winning, he wins here, he wins there, he wins wins everywhere! winning!! cuz he's a total fuckin rockstar from Mars, Absolute victory! epic winning!!
LMFAO

His life was healed in a blink of an eye? He is answering to a higher power? He smoked dmt.

The media should stop spending time on boring subjects like rising foodprices due to scarcity, political turmoil in the arabic world, africa and asia or environmental pollution, and focus all of their attention to the things that realy matter. We don't want the boring crap, we want celebrity stuff. I want to know what paris hilton had for breakfast, i want to know what her farts smell like. Those are the important issues in life, not everything that affects the lives of a few dozen million people i don't know anyway. Paris and charlie matter, they've been on TV. If you google 'paris' you get more hits on her than on that french city with over ten million people...that shows how important she is.

Give the guy credit for being unapologetic, but his logic is difficult to follow and he didn't look very healthy.

Crap, can't even go on Nexus now without having to hear about Charlie What's the world coming to???

He just sounds like every other coke head on a toot I've ever known to me.

I think when drug use plays a part in someone's outlook on life they are never going to be portrayed in a positive light. From my experience, people seem to quickly judge one's philosophies on the basis of their demeanor. I watched one of the interviews with Charlie and a person I was with at the time said, "don't you think he's crazy?". I asked them why they thought he was crazy and the only response I could get was a mumble about drug use and the tone of his voice. His unconventional relationship is also unnecessarily scrutinized and plays a large role in some people's critiques against him. Personally, I think that if he is truly happy with the decisions that he has made then any attack on him, or the way he lives his life, is just narrow minded rubbish. Who is anyone to state what a "good" life is, or the way one should live? The only person fit to judge Charlie Sheen is Charlie Sheen.