There is no sudden uptick in celebrity suicides, rather there’s a generational surge in the number of celebrities. Expect more terrible news like Bourdain and Spade, because the massive expansion of TV channels, internet media outlets, and product distribution points, leads inexorably to more “high profile” people, and thus to a greater numbers of those who kill themselves.
The other trend these stories highlight is the despair among celebrities and ordinary selfie-lebrities, when we discover that fame, wealth and their accoutrements do not satisfy the longing in the soul for joy, love and forgiveness.
Only one ‘celebrity’ can grant that, and he doesn’t need a YouTube channel to prove it. His words, and life, have been enshrined on common parchment and paper for nearly 2,000 years.
