A word that has become very popular, and very much in use in the recent past is "follower". Some people like to 'follow', others love to be 'followed'. A new need has been created by the so-called social media. An actor, a singer, a reality-show personage might feel the desire to check their popularity (and consequent work cachet) constantly, therefore they are willing to expose to public curiosity the most intimate facts of their private lives. But... why do so many people feel the obsessive desire to know everything that is going on in the lives of their 'idols'? As they clearly don't get any tangible benefit from such 'idolization', what kind of satisfaction do they experience by constantly 'following' them? Is it the mere interest of a nosy neighbor? Is it the obsession of a stalker? Is it the wish to virtually share in their fame, glamour, beauty, wealth? Is it a slight feeling of dissatisfaction with their own lives? Or is it a deeply hidden emptiness, loneliness, lack of fulfillment with their personal achievements that make them to somewhat identify with people who -to their eyes -appear to have made their dreams come true?
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