I think we have a biological need to gather information – good and bad – from all sources available. It doesn’t have to be the problems and/or successes of celebreties – although that’s what’s constantly being fed to us by the media. We are also interested in everyday stories with happier endings. Who knows Charlie Sheen may smarten up some day – and that would be a happy ending – can’t have happy endings without there having been unhappy beginnings…
My Answer to Soulpancakes query “Why Are we Addicted to Other Peoples Lives” [such as Charley Sheen’s problems]
April 3, 2011
SENSE AND NONSENSE 
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“I think we have a biological need to gather information – good and bad – from all sources available.”
I would agree with that… very astute!