For this corrupted Lover archetype, to seem is to be. To be adored by strangers is to be loved. Yet she is lost, lonely, and empty. And sometimes she is a femme fatale.
I lived in Hollywood and worked (at a low level) in 'the industry' back in the late 1990s. I saw this archetype then, and that was before the advent of the slow-motion disaster that is social media. I shudder to think what it is like there now. (Just a concentrated version of what it is like everywhere these days, I suppose.)
I met my wife in Los Angeles, but it was on Match.com. When I tell people why I decided to try online dating, the explanation I usually give is, "Because trying to date aspiring actresses is the third layer of hell." The archetype was already there, just waiting for social media to make it ten times worse.
I have a home on the beach and use to enjoy watching surfing, swimming, kite boarding, paragliding and all kinds of activities. Now it's all people taking selfies and photos for social media. They will come to the beach in full wedding attire and ball gowns just to take pictures.
I lived in Hollywood and worked (at a low level) in 'the industry' back in the late 1990s. I saw this archetype then, and that was before the advent of the slow-motion disaster that is social media. I shudder to think what it is like there now. (Just a concentrated version of what it is like everywhere these days, I suppose.)
I met my wife in Los Angeles, but it was on Match.com. When I tell people why I decided to try online dating, the explanation I usually give is, "Because trying to date aspiring actresses is the third layer of hell." The archetype was already there, just waiting for social media to make it ten times worse.
Well done, sir.
Maybe the Femme Fatale is what masks true femininity that Hollywood seems to have always have had a grudge against.
You've just described the majority of females on social media.
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I just see a rectangle with an X. The emoji didn't come through. 😑. 🤷
I have a home on the beach and use to enjoy watching surfing, swimming, kite boarding, paragliding and all kinds of activities. Now it's all people taking selfies and photos for social media. They will come to the beach in full wedding attire and ball gowns just to take pictures.