Are those people we watch on TV/ Films really as nice as they seem ?
962931
Sorry I can't give out names....but I have been told by people who know him...that Criss Angel (Mindfreak.....A&E) is absolutely the nicest person you would ever hope to meet. And he goes way beyond being nice to fans at 'signings' etc.
1178830
The people I have met seem alright.  Good and bad folk everywhere though I guess.
350719
Hi there.. I'm not sure what your actual question is.  Are you claiming that your generation is not as self-absorbed and selfish as some people accuse?  Or are you saying that today's TV shows portray a generation that is not self-absorbed or selfish?  Who are "we moderns"?  I'm interested in discussing these issues with you, but I need to understand who you speak for.  Certainly not everyone in the world who is your age cheers for the winners on American Idol.  Some of them can't stand the show, much less the winners (i know some young people like this.)\n\nI think a large part of the joy in watching people find success and happiness on TV is that it allows the viewer (i.e. you or me) to experience that pleasure, to live sort of vicariously through the characters we're seeing, and in whom we've invested quite a lot of emotion and interest.   I would say to you that I think it's indicative of a good person to enjoy seeing people find success and happiness, or seeing people solve their problems and work things out.  I believe that's a good thing. \n\nBut there are some inherent problems with buying too much into the stories on TV.  For one, TV shows, reality or not, are nevertheless edited to smithereens; they rarely if ever show the true ebb and flow of a situation, the nature of how real time passes.  It's VERY easy to get used to that and lose your perspective on how long some things take and how much patience and tenacity is required.  Another problem:  there are some people who are so rapt in attention with TV shows, and already experiencing vicariously the pleasures of successes that they're seeing, that they have simply stopped investing enough time in their own happiness.   When you relate to much of life through a perspective of TV shows, you lose sense of how things really are.  Everything is very grand and overly dramatic and heavily edited on TV.  When one then has to deal with regular life, and it appears to them (relative to TV) mundane, slow, and undramatic, they may become discouraged and lose a lot of drive or ambition to pursue their interests.  \n\nThere are other problems.  I refer you to a great essay by David Foster Wallace entitled "E Unibus Pluram:  Television and U.S. Fiction".  \n\nBut to better answer your question, I need to know more specifics.  Who are you "moderns"?  Who is accusing you of being self-absorbed and selfish, and if someone is, why should you care?  Do you feel like a self-absorbed or selfish person?  If not, then who cares what other people say?  If they're judging you without knowing you, that's pretty presumptuous.  Screw 'em.  Live your life, be happy, be yourself.  Write me back if you'd like.
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No matter how much most of us think that we could never do anything like that, no matter how angry or temporarily insane we become, I guess some people are just more naturally inhibited to cross that threshold than others.  You know how it is, you're watching the news or reading the paper about someone that did something awful, and so often you hear people say something like "he (or she) seemed so nice, I never could have imagined them doing something like that".  Either these murderers were really good actors to fool people into thinking they were so wonderful, or it just says more about human nature.  I'm like you, though, I wish it could all be peace, love and happiness.
447521
They are good people with good intentions.
991391
how do you know hes nice from what you have seen on tv he could be an a$$hole in real life.But he is hot
1179911
Yes!!! They are really nice and of course "nosy":-)
1037510
They are good people, however, they are portrayed as bad people in the media because of a few bad apples.
734018
They should be but they are not.  Their view of life is not particle.  They make it appear glamorous but living simple is the best.
593303
Yes. These people have made an impact on your life. It is normal for you to feel them around you.
784954
yes i do think that i come from a good family, because even though we have our bad days we accept who eacjother has become and is. i was raised in believing that even if i was the queen of the world or on top of the world, if i dont respect or treat others well, then i am not at all the best in the world. even if we live in a horrible world if i dont sell out my family members, or my friends, and i am the best i can be, then everything will work out. but you cant always get what you want but sometimes you can. helping others, and being kind and loving and not trying to hurt anyone intentionally, then i am the best. and i think that a good family is something that accepts everyone and pretty much everythng above. there is more stuff that i can write, but its more like a show or explain in person kind of thing.
985726
I think so. The media has never been completely fair to us with regard to how we're portrayed. No group of people falls into one category of anything. I'm sure it's discouraging for many of us. I think it's a shame.
274465
It depends upon who considers them to be mean.  Have you, yourself witnessed their meanness?  My experience with grouchy or even mean type (which I really try to avoid) is that they are usually kind to me.  I think part of this is because I treat everyone with respect, and I am considered sweet.  I have a certain look and even gruff folk think they need to be extra gentle with me (trust me they don't) could that be the case with you?
652986
yes! sometimes they just see how people talk about them. sometimes i read or see interviews & they talk about what people say or think when they are on the net about them or other celebs
43219
i am assuming the dentist off extreme makeover if thats the case i would deffinitly say yes but tv has a way of making everyone look better than they really are!
871035
Yes, people are very interesting creatures...you always catch someone doing something stupid when they think no one is watching...quite amusing.
869177
Yeah there are some indeed very interesting people here...and very endearingly sweet ones at that!  That is one of the things that keeps me coming back...Yeah when I see a familiar name it is like seeing a friend...good way to put it!