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Message: [QUOTE="SubbaBub, post: 5108904, member: 523"] Occupational hazard. Their trade is ultimately to convince people to emotionally invest in what they do. These days, it's also to emotionally invest in their personal brands which is incredibly difficult to separate from them personally, even if their public persona is completely fabricated. As a result, some people will take things too far and that is a very real problem that has become much worse but has always been part of the celebrity culture. The celebrity bar is much, much lower today. If you want to be a good fan, then realize where the lines between fandom, fanaticism, and obsession are pull back if necessary. They are just people who are good at their job. People like that are everywhere. [/QUOTE]