I do get what you're saying but I think it's not a useful place to focus your attention. I'm not a fan of being a dick, though I sometimes am one, nor a fan of adultury, that said I devote no bandwidth to hand wringing about MLK's personal life, Mother Theresa's temperament.
Under that much scrutiny, you can find a lot of dirt about any human being. Not useful.
Yeah, irony has amplified the whole nihilism thing. I'm fine with irony if used in moderation not as a way of life.
I know you weren't talking about politics specifically but this is likely part of the reason there are too many douche bags in public office. How many earnest, smart people want to subject themselves to that kind of scrutiny?
I don't want a president who hasn't smoked pot, fucked on a trampoline, swam laps while tripping, and traveled to at least one other country other than the U.S. and Alaska.
How do we get real people elected if the footage of every time they shoplifted a snickers bar is going to be compiled into a montage for an unfair attack ad? Sure, it seems like a lot of shoplifting but to be fair it was spread out over 20 years.
Under that much scrutiny, you can find a lot of dirt about any human being. Not useful.
Yeah, irony has amplified the whole nihilism thing. I'm fine with irony if used in moderation not as a way of life.