celebrity / fame is weird. none of us knows any of these people, but we know their faces and voices so there is a bizarre familiarity which is completely one way.

like I saw an obscure actor once and all I knew was I recognized them, but couldn't place them. [I later realized they played the antagonist in the Rodney Dangerfield movie, Ladybugs. ] but the brain sensation of "I know them" is overriding.

as someone who looks like a shitload of other people (I am very generic to my type and kind), I sometimes get approached by strangers who recognize me as someone else. it's a weird feeling when people think they know you and you don't know them at all.

I kinda get why celebs can end up distant, if not reclusive and only tend to see each other, socially.

[–] FearsomeJoeandmac@hexbear.net 14 points 1 month ago

Reddit tier 'hey familiar looking guy here'