Yes, but... people being influenced by celebrities and talking heads on TV is a cultural phenomenon in itself, and it's fairly new, it started in the... 19th century, I guess?
In any sane culture, nobody would care about celebrities' opinions on anything. There was a time when actors were considered on the same level as whores; they would come to a town, play their performance, and if it sucked, they'd get chased out by an angry mob. Even if the people enjoyed the performance, they were still told to leave by sundown, and nobody thought to listen to them about anything.
Then, culture changed, media started promoting actors and musicians as people whose opinion mattered, and politicians leveraged that. So it still comes down to culture - in this case, a culture of celebrity worship.
Yes, but... people being influenced by celebrities and talking heads on TV is a cultural phenomenon in itself, and it's fairly new, it started in the... 19th century, I guess?
In any sane culture, nobody would care about celebrities' opinions on anything. There was a time when actors were considered on the same level as whores; they would come to a town, play their performance, and if it sucked, they'd get chased out by an angry mob. Even if the people enjoyed the performance, they were still told to leave by sundown, and nobody thought to listen to them about anything.
Then, culture changed, media started promoting actors and musicians as people whose opinion mattered, and politicians leveraged that. So it still comes down to culture - in this case, a culture of celebrity worship.