Erwin Schrödinger hypothesized that if you put a cat in a chamber together with a device to kill said cat. The device would be timed by a radioactive isotope, so the exact time of the cat’s death is uncertain. Does this make Erwin Schrödinger an animal killer? No, he never actually did it, it’s a thought experiment in quantum mechanics. What it means is that the cat is both dead and alive at the same time because we are unable to observe it in the closed chamber.

No, I’m not posting a blog on the wrong page, this actually reminded me of how the media reports on celebrities. As such they have nothing to do with each other, the subjects couldn’t be further apart. However there is some logic to my little brain fart. To make it clear I’m going to use Miley Cyrus as an example but it could apply to any other celebrity; Miley is just the easiest to apply it to.

The view people have of celebrities is done through observation, we see a celebrity and we see what they do. However, there is so much we don’t see. In fact, doesn’t matter how much we see of a celebrity, how much we think we know about their lives, they are still a closed chamber. As such we don’t truly know what kind of person they are, we can only make an educated guess. (more…)

I don’t know why but it bothers me more and more how people talk about celebrities online. Of course I don’t know if it’s like that for all celebrities but especially with Miley Cyrus I have noticed things. In all reality, the girl can’t do anything right and I’m not talking about the media right now. She’ll never be able to do anything right according to some of them, we’re already used to that. This is just about the people who consider themselves fans (though the term fan isn’t a clear one anyway, everyone does it in their own way).

It is part of the whole people involve themselves way too much in celebrity lives. What they think they know about them and know what is going on exactly. So apparently the song Every Rose Has Its Thorn is going to be her next single and of course the theories as to why that song start right away. Some people think it’s a mistake and start blaming people for making the mistake, some people think it’s brilliant.

The thing is that decisions like this aren’t made in a minute or by just one single person. Yes, I do believe that someone like Miley has a lot of say in the choices that are made in her career, however she’s not alone. There are managers, record label, her parents and who knows who else involved. Decisions like that are made through a lot of talking and involving a lot of people. So there are bound to be solid reasons as to why a choice like that is made. Is it the right choice? Who knows, time will tell. We also don’t know what the intended goal of the choice is. You don’t have to like a choice but it’s nothing to get upset about. We don’t know the plan about it, so just wait and see how everything goes. (more…)