Astronomer CEO resigns after Cold Play concert gets troubled
At a recent Coldplay concert, lead singer Chris Martin quickly went viral, unintentionally shining the spotlight of nasty moments in the crowd.
Unless you live under a rock, you probably have heard the news that Recent Cold Play Concerts. Just because they quickly try to hide their identity when Kisscam pans with a loving embrace to the two concert participants. The internet (and journalists) quickly found them. The employee, an astronomer at a data technology company, was CEO and later resigned.
The incident sparked many online and offline conversations and memes. Did the two of them have an affair? Did they not know they would eventually get caught? Why do they risk going out in public together? Needless to say, at the Cold Play concert, is this the first time Jumbotron has revealed the issue? “I’m sorry, but I’ve had a stupid job and I like to love all the Coldplay incident tweets I missed today.” “The lore of the seemingly endless unfolding of Coldplay couples has kept me entertained all morning.”
Again, others pointed out that these are real people. They have a real life and face real consequences. In the end, the CEO resigned from this. Maybe that’s time to move on.
Media and psychology experts say it’s not uncommon to be attached to other people’s intrusive moments and mistakes, as they feel better about themselves. It is a phenomenon known as Shaden Fluid when we find joy, joy and satisfaction in the troubles, failures, and pain of others.
“It seems there’s a thread of stories that I like to watch people climb this into wealth and status,” Robert Thompson, founding director of Briar Television and Popular Culture at the Newhouse School of Public Communications Syracuse University, previously told USA Today. “But once they actually get there, one of the only story threads left is to see them fall. And if you see many of the examples of stories we tell, you can get a lot of Shaden Fluid’s joy from that.”
But it’s worth pausing and reflecting the gossip session before it’s too spiralized.
“Infinite repetitive cycle of controversy”
There is another psychological theory beyond Shaden Fluid, called “social comparisons,” which can explain our love for this drama. Elizabeth Cohen, an associate professor at West Virginia University, previously told USA Today.
Downward social comparisons are actions that tend to dominate the social media situation simply by consuming media and looking down on others.
David Schmidt, an associate professor of English at the University of Buffalo, previously told USA Today. “If you bite (someone) and spit it out, then you’ll move on to someone else. And then you keep on and it makes you sick.
“Our desire and hunger for (celebrity culture) never ends.”
Some gossip is inevitable. Everyone spends part of their day being counterproductive. Even the rumors about celebrities, the kind of social media, it’s fine.
Erika Cheatchilds, interim Ruth and Harold Newmandeen from Hunter College’s Arts Faculty, said when it comes to celebrity culture, “Our desires and hunger never ends.” However, people are better off focusing their energy on a positive basis than negative messages.
“When you’re working on this overly critical speculation on people’s lives more, when you don’t know if it’s a celebrity or even someone who doesn’t know if it’s your neighbor,” explained Cheat Childs. “That’s negative.”
But this type of speculation won’t stop as long as social media and celebrity culture remains intact. The same applies to people who turn into celebrities overnight on viral videos.
“Being a celebrity means carrying a huge target on your back for people’s psychological predictions,” W. Keith Campbell, an expert on narcissism, personality and cultural change, previously told USA Today. “It can be great sometimes, but sometimes they can be really negative.”
Contributor: Katie Camello
