Are We All Lonesome Fame Junkies? by Paula Neal Mooney Why is J-Lo more popular than Jesus? That's one of the questions asked by Jake Halpern , author of Fame Junkies: The Hidden Truths Behind America's Favorite Addiction . I caught 20/20's interview with Jake Halpern Friday night, and the thing that keeps sticking in my mind about Fame Junkies is that Jake believes we're all lonelier than ever in our real lives -- working in front of computers all day and not connecting with each other -- then we come home and surf the web more. Because of this loneliness, the Fame Junkies' author posits that we seek fame because we believe it will buy us a measure of happiness and human connection that we lack in our every day lives. This theory could be especially true for folks like me, who spend our workdays in the company of very few people. Like the lifeguard at my health club's pool, who unveiled his life to me as I became his sounding board, hanging around in the h...
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