How would you feel/react if your home address was announced & published very publicly the same way celebrities experience? (lemmy.world)

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I feel second-hand fear & paranoia on behalf of celebs whose home addresses are public worldwide knowledge.

Anyone can google their address and show up/take pictures/lurk/stalk,

But thankfully most people would never think to do such a thing nor have any inclination to do so,

but the fact that they COULD and sometimes HAVE, is very concerning 😟

I wish sensitive information like that could be kept proprietary and wasn't so easy for anyone in the world to access.

You know as a matter of fact, it's much more difficult to find the address of acquaintances we know in daily life. Which is a good thing.

How terrifying it must b for celebrities, so they have body guards and a security detail and full-fledged security system at their houses 😥 it's exhausting thinking about it.

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[-] the_q@lemmy.world 14 points 6 months ago

Sorry but I don't feel any sympathy for celebrities. They gave up the right to privacy the second they started getting free $7000 a bottle wines and iPads for free just because they're famous.

And WTF is up with folks essentially worshipping celebs like Taylor Swift?

[-] BruceTwarzen@kbin.social 10 points 6 months ago

The thing that i don't get is, if every celebrity's phone number, adress and whatever got leaked tomorrow, i would visit and or call the just as much as now.

[-] Neato@kbin.social 3 points 6 months ago

People admire those that do things they like. When a LOT of people like the same person it can turn into a feedback loop. Couple that with parasocial relationships and easy communication via the Internet and it can easily blow up. We're also programmed to like people that are popular because others like them.

[-] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 3 points 6 months ago

I got the shit bullied out of me by popular people when I was a kid. As an adult I just assume anyone who's popular is a psychopath

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