i just don’t think that the number of fans is the right thing to focus on. it depends more on why you’re a public figure, what kind of people comprise your fanbase, and other such factors. some things will be scandalous for one kind of famous person, or to one kind of fan/follower/whatever, but not to another.

also, like, abusive relationships and cults exist with very small populations, and the abuser/cult leader can get away with a lot without losing their victim(s).

i think your question is incorrect.

it’s the narrative pushed by the government, and most people are insufficiently wary of the stories they are told by the powers that be.

if people abuse drugs because of a history of generational and personal trauma at the hands of racist, capitalist, i and imperialist forces, then the obvious answer is to counter those forces. if people abuse drugs because they’re just bad people who make bad decisions as part of an immutable personal failing, it is far easier to justify criminalizing drug use, imprisoning drug users, and using them as slave labor to fuel the machine.

at least, that’s definitely what’s going on in the US.

where do you think names come from?