Because people get bored and there's no minimum IQ requirement to being a celebrity. If anything, news headlines over multiple decades would imply the opposite.
this post was submitted on 12 Aug 2026
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I can think of a few professions and life-choices that would benefit from that requirement.
When you are surrounded by endless possibility you forget that failure comes in equal parts.
Money can’t buy common sense
Hubris, in their mind they are above us plebs and our silly safety laws...
Have you ever heard the question: "Do you know who I am?!?"
Guess what? It works a lot.
YOU DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO
They made it in a highly competitive industry by being ruthless and listening to their gut. They think they’re better than the commoners, including the pesky laws the regular folks have to follow. Do you remember tiger woods calling Trump during his arrest? It’s the “do you know who I am” crowd.
Why not stay at home? He's a celebrity that likely gets brought into a lot of different corporate events as a draw. So, he's probably going to a lot of different evening events and most of those events are fueled with alcohol. That's why he's out.
Why not hire a driver? He's definitely making enough money for an Uber, but the easiest explanation is that he's probably driven drink for years before getting caught.
Because they are so used to be told “Yes. Of course you can”.
I don't know (nor care) who that is but I'd imagine that kinda success pours fuel onto the fire of self-serving bias but regardless they just do stupid stuff sometimes
There's also a selection bias on the other side. When's the last time you read an article about "Sarah Silverman continues to live well under her means"?