…contemporary culture has become fixated on a group of stars whose narcissistic tendencies appear to be approaching personality-disorder levels. This theory raises disturbing questions, especially for those of us who worry about the examples these celebrities are setting for our children. The celebrity lifestyle has become a subject of aspiration for the rest of us. We have created entire industries to help us wear what the stars wear, drink what they drink, party like they party. Reality TV shows us how to act the way they act. And websites like YouTube and MySpace have encouraged millions of people to launch their own online pseudo-selves, to promote their personal dramas until they seem as compelling as any played out in Hollywood.

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— Dr. Drew Pinsky, The Mirror Effect