Escapism through Impersonation

I’ve discovered a strange social phenomenon that nobody seems to have picked up on. It concerns people impersonating celebrities on social networking sites. Last year it emerged that someone was impersonating Ian Hislop on Facebook, and I read a recent article saying that someone was also impersonating David Mitchell on Twitter, much to the surprise and bewilderment of both when they discovered this. I’m sure if I investigated further I would find more examples. No doubt this is a side effect of celebrity culture. I can understand how someone could get addicted to it as a form of escapism and fantasy. Some people must have miserably boring lives, so for them the idea of escaping into someone else’s for a few hours a day must seem very appealing.