Dear crying celebrities: Americans don't need your political advice | OPINION

For years, Hollywood's elite have operated under the comforting delusion that their Instagram posts and tearful acceptance speeches could sway American politics. Yesterday's election results just shattered that fantasy into a million little pieces – and not even Taylor Swift (and her millions of Swifties) could piece it together.

Let's talk about that Swift effect: The pop megastar who can sell out stadiums in minutes and crash Ticketmaster's servers couldn't convince enough voters to keep Trump out of the White House. When your most powerful celebrity influencer (who literally Time Magazine named Person of the Year) can't move the political needle, maybe it's time to reassess your role in society.

The scene in Hollywood right now is almost comedic – if it weren't so painfully out of touch. We've got Billie Eilish crying on stage in Nashville (irony noted), Jimmy Kimmel doing his best dramatic actor impression, and countless celebrities posting black squares on Instagram as if that's going to change anything.

Here's a radical thought: maybe the average American voter cares more about their mortgage payments, gas prices, and border security than what Ariana Grande thinks about foreign policy.

The entertainment industry seems genuinely shocked that their echo chamber of progressive ideals doesn't reflect the broader American experience. They're discovering, perhaps for the first time, that their influence has limits – and those limits stop pretty much at the box office.

This isn't to say artists shouldn't have political opinions.

But there's something deeply presumptuous about assuming that because you can act, sing, or tell jokes, you should be shaping national policy.

The election results suggest that Americans are perfectly capable of separating their entertainment choices from their political ones.

So here's some unsolicited advice for our friends in Hollywood: Focus on what you do best. Make great movies. Write compelling songs. Tell funny jokes. Leave the policy debates to people who actually study policy.

And please, for the love of all things Oscar-worthy, stop acting like every election that doesn't go your way is the end of democracy. It's not. It's just proof that there's life – and voters – outside the Hollywood bubble.