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2026-07-12 03:29 UTC

Also celebrities, to a lesser extent. They are also public figures that chose to be public figures. I will agree the paparazzi should be stalking politicians the way they do celebrities, and vice versa.

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@ReasonablePea@sh.itjust.works 2026-07-12 03:38

Politicians should be stalking paparazzi?

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@too_high_for_this@lemmy.world 2026-07-12 03:56

No. Celebrities don’t always ask to become famous. And people should be able to make art without being public figures. Politicians are public figures by definition. They constantly campaign to remain in public consciousness. And they’re supposed to represent us. They have up their right to privacy as soon as they ran for office. Paparazzi are scum, though. There’s a reason we don’t call them journalists.

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@WhoIzDisIz@lemmy.today 2026-07-12 04:39

The difference to me is celebrities are making art that you are free to ignore at will with virtually zero real impact on your life. Politicians CANNOT be ignored because the things they do most certainly WILL impact our lives regardless of whether you ignore them. Therefore it is imperative that we keep tabs on them.

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