[Maru]

Originally Posted by Cherie

They are bandwagon jumpers Megs does a podcast on breaking down gender stereotypes and now she has transformed herself into a Trad Wife.... its all very bizarre, the trip to California was a very Royal thing to do....it works here...not so much in the US

That's certainly the culture in that part of CA, though. She was raised deeply in that as I recall her father used to work lights. The problem is, she—like Harry—seem to really believe that the hustle of CA life itself trickles down to the masses in an even manner and eventually leads to some magical impression that they can then later turn to long-term success.. that may or may not pan out, as it's a very luck-based system... What doesn't help is poor Harry, his relevance was handed to him via birth. He's never going to be able to fully remake himself and that means he's somewhat pigeonholed. For Meghan, her career however minor was something she did have to work towards, but it was largely down to her father's occupation and being settled in such a small industry of talent so early on that gave her at least the basic skill to social climb... kind of like how the armorer who worked the Rust set (Baldwin shooting) used her father to get her foot in the door... and we know how that worked out. Edit: I wish her father was a bit more honest about his own role in what created the social hungry monster in her... not just the things he paid for, etc.

Online it does seem like bandwagon jumping is a more widespread thing, but in reality, it really does not trickle down to the masses the way that the internet can make Americans appear... it's just sort of there and we have to live with that noise...

I'd wager celebrity appeal has dropped substantially and continues to drop, not just Harry & Meghan's appeal, but the fact that these attention-seeking personalities can be found anywhere trying to hock some goods or services through their "super brand"... they joined that bandwagon way too late, imo. Maybe 15-20 years ago, they might've found a nice niche somewhere before the field became saturated with influencers...