if poor minds really just talk about people, then only a few in this world are very rich

a question to society.

why does society, including myself, revel so much in news, factoids, or plain goings-on about other people? or to be more specific, heterosexual pairings? is it because the intrigues of a pair of other people are so entertaining? is it because of excitement for news about two lives quite different from our own? is it because of scorn? of disgust? or is it because of optimism in the direction of the two paired people?

an ordinary single person doesn't make for much exciting news, while the latest pair of man and woman together, confirmed, not confirmed, or even plain false, make for the juiciest bit of news. people close to any of the persons in question will start mockery. these are the usual rituals whenever there is talk of a new couple.

i say, why can't we just leave them alone? it's hard, i know and understand, but they do deserve their own privacy. and if it's not even real yet (merely in the form of rumors and/or playful speculation) try not to bother.

wala. it's been bugging me, because it's noticeably the nastiest habit of society. i mean, society rarely spares couples that don't want to be shoved into a limelight, or couples that aren't really couples but has been "labeled" by society as couples.

it's entertainment, i'll give you that, but entertainers, voluntary or involuntary, are still people.