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Originally Posted by Nikonian
Pardon me for saying so but that seems unhealthy. They're adults. They can make their own decisions. If it impacts you so strongly I'd suggest that your personal priorities are out of whack.
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Maybe “upset” is too strong a word, but is it so “crazy” to feel bad for someone you don’t know?
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Originally Posted by Astrakan
You really don't see why?
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I see why if you’re closed minded and add your own baggage to the statement.
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Originally Posted by Astrakan
I don't mean this as an attack but, despite your disclaimer of "not in an unhealthy" way, I definitely think that that kind of attachement to total strangers is a bit unhealthy and most definitely worthy.
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It’s not an attachment in the way you’re implying. For example, Star Wars has always been a big part of my life (more so in my childhood). If Lucas died in a car accident, I could see myself being very upset over that. There’s nothing wrong with that. If there is someone you don’t know, but who you greatly admire, I see no reason not feel something towards them.
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Originally Posted by Astrakan
I'm a pretty big film fan myself, and like you I have aspirations for a career in that field, but it just seems a tad obsessive to say that people you've never met "mean a great deal" to you and that you'd be upset if a bad choice "caused pain or their career fizzled."
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I guess I should say “their work” means a great deal. I mean, I can only have affection for their public persona, but, again, I see nothing wrong with being happy for someone who does well or being said for someone who fails. That’s just compassion for someone you respect.
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Originally Posted by Astrakan
I mean, I too wouldn't be too happy if my favourite actor or director made bad choices and couldn't make films anymore. But not because I care about them as people, only because I want to be able to enjoy their work. I've never met them. I have about the same amount of sympathy for them as I do a stranger on the street.
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Well, not to get too deep into it, but separating the person from the work is not fully appreciating the work, IMO.