Maybe we want to be like them and put ourselves in their shoes and pretend we are doing all those things that appear in print or on gossip shows about famous persons. Elizabeth Jackson Most gossip seems to me to be exploited by those who have dull lives and repeat what ever they have seen or heard or interpreted to make their own life seem more colorful in some way. Harry Guinther Vicious gossip almost always emanates from the mouths of insecure people who mistakenly and sadly use it to build their own self-importance and image in the sight of the listener. It doesn't work. S. Rogers People in the news are something dreams are made of, we can imagine our lives in there place.
Curiosity is the best way to stimulate imagination and escape everyday hum-drum life.
To allow free speech and shut off lying Media at the same time, is a problem I do not have an answer for. Robert Lea Gossip is a part of communications. As a culture, the worldwide, human culture, we are bound together by communications. What qualifies as gossip, is just something a bit out of the normal activities routine. It sure beats television, 'cause it's real life and mostly is harmless.