Source: Town Hall
by Derek Hunter
“Remember that guy who became a meme more than a decade ago screaming in a YouTube video for people to ‘LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE!’? The ‘cry’ for privacy, ironically, went viral in the personification of the ‘Streisand Effect’ – when the attempt to get people not to look at something causes more people to look than otherwise would have. With the exception of Hollywood, politics is full of people desperate to have their privacy respected … just ask their publicists. Some people lead lives of example – something to aspire or look up to – while others lead lives that can best be described as cautionary tales. Whatever side of that divide you fall (and most people spend time on both sides, living their lives largely on the line in the middle), attention is always given to those who scream the loudest and act the dumbest.” (02/25/25)