In this war you get to associate with the best of the best (often anonymously). There is free access to people who normally would be hidden behind layers of gatekeepers, bureacracy, and protocol. In theory many of us have positions that will be looked upon by future historians as enviable.

Yet we all face the torment of watching our friends and family engage in suicidal acts — a leveller of all humans. That you might have spoken to some famous person hidden behind an avatar is irrelevant. They are facing the exact same problem, even if near the apex of power.

“Michael Jackson, Elvis, and JFK need a hug, too” — perhaps coming out of this we can relate to icons as peer humans, and let go of the idol worship and cult of celebrity? I know I find it discomforting to receive, and that’s as a relative nobody. Fame doesn’t change the basis of our feelings.