These vicarious people, both live and fictional, play a significant role in our lives,
providing models for behavior, acting out for us various roles and situations from which we
draw conclusions about our own lives. We deduce lessons from their activities, consciously
or not. We learn from their triumphs and tribulations. They make it possible for us to "try on"
various roles or life styles without suffering the consequences that might attend such
experiments in real life.
Future Shock