re: Do liberals understand that Harry Potter isn't real?

We live in a shallow culture where money/fame = the ideal.

Therefore, lots of people think that if someone is rich and famous, they must be smarter/better than all of the ignorant peasants who aren't rich and famous.

It's why we always have actors/singers/etc. weighing in on politics and society.

Call me cynical, but personally, I think it's because those people eventually get bored and disillusioned with their money, and so they start trying to figure out other ways to give their life some meaning. So they use their fame and influence to spout off on how we can make humanity better and shite like that.