nope...except for propaganda purposes among some of the widely despised, and some of the despisers... both small minorities...
of course, lots of people would contribute to the economy by writing books and publishing studies proving and disproving what cannot be proved or disproved, to the satisfaction of the faithful believers...kinda biblical, no?
"And what's wrong with gossip, anyway?"
nothing, if it isn't treated seriously and used strictly for fun...
did you hear about what went on between barbra streisand and dick cheney?
fs