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Originally posted by fanoftalent
Grateful to a large abstract group, maybe. There's no way she is grateful to every individual fanbase member for the simple reason that she doesn't know each and everyone personally. This type of gratefulness still counts probably, but I don't think it can be used to make any inferences about her personality. And yes I agree that pop stars are capable of demonstrating basic human altruism and maybe some more, but we know they do not care about us strongly as gaga makes it look sometimes.
Idolizing is strong enough of a word to encompass the negative psychological aspects. Its an addiction. Not as bad as a drug or alcohol addiction, but its not as harmless as it might seem to some. Just think of the time we spend on discussing our idols. Additionally those empowerment lyrics that our faves seem to be extensively using for their songs is a great indication of what they think of us...they think we, their fans, are losers with low self-esteem who need to be told that we are beautiful and strong no matter what people say not to fall into depression...and maybe they are right.
And I won't argue about music aspect. I'm afraid I will be put in a "gaga-hater" box and I have no desire of being there. I'll say that I think Bloody Mary is amazing to soften some negativity I might have left in this thread
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Gratitude to the corporate group can still be translated to the individual basis. If you meet a fan who tells you how much they love your work, I don't think it's absurd to think you might feel gratitude toward them for their support. The fact that you don't know each of your fans by name (obviously impossible) doesn't negate the overriding sentiment itself.
Like I said, none of us knows these people personally, so there's no way to really know for certain, and there's always an element of PR artifice when it comes to celebrities, but I haven't really seen any evidence to doubt her sincerity when it comes to being grateful. If any comes about, maybe my opinion will change.
I think it can be an addiction but doesn't have to be. I agree that when you've gotten to the point where your behavior is compulsive you may have a problem, but that's true of literally anything. The star you idolize to an extreme is just the specific avenue through which your compulsion expresses itself, in that case.