Captive Audience

The cabin fever caused by this lockdown is finally beginning to manifest itself.  Here in Crapchester, at least.  We've already had a couple of cases of arson, with people setting their flats on fire, while they are still inside, people hanging from balconies and even an attempted murder.  It's all down to the boredom of confinement, according to the experts, that is.  Personally, though, I think that is all a reaction to all those bloody celebrities flooding the media with their home movies (which is what they are, in effect).  You can't move on the web for finding yourself exposed to some Z-lister or other filming themselves in their own home singing, dancing, cooking or whatever - all in the name of keeping us 'entertained' during this pandemic.  I mean, if exposure to that sort of thing isn't driving people mad, I don't know what will.  Really, celebrities are trying enough at the best of times, but when they start turning up, unbidden, in our own homes, on the pretext of lifting our spirits, that's really the limit.  The problem is that they are natural exhibitionists, currently denied their usual platforms for publicly showing off, they've found new ways of forcing themselves on us - and because it is 'for a good cause', they think that they are beyond criticism.

Let's face it, they must be utterly desperate to be seen, because they are doing this sort of shit for free.  Usually, they expect to be paid huge sums for performing.  But now it is just so that they can let us all know that they are still here and thinking of us poor plebs in our of need.  Plus, it affords them an opportunity to flaunt their success at us, as they broadcast direct from their luxurious homes into our hovels.  Because, let's face it, to some extent this is all about shoving their affluence down our throats.  "Look at us, ordinary people," they are saying.  "We're fabulously wealthy but we're still condescending to entertain you."  It's all so in-your-face that I'm not surprised that it is driving people crazy.  Perhaps that's why there are suddenly all those people in the States campaigning for the end to the lockdown: it has less to do with restarting the economy than it does escaping this onslaught of celebrities' homemade 'entertainment' which is being blasted into their homes.  Could Covid-19 really be worse than that?  Personally, I think that is only a matter of time before we start hearing of cases of self-immolation here in the UK as one You Tube video too many of some bloke off of breakfast TV doing something wacky. like juggling hot coals while his pants are on fire, is released.  Because as long as they have this captive audience, these celebrities just aren't going to stop.