A philosophy-quoting homeless man in China has fled internet fame
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A philosophy-quoting homeless man in China has fled internet fame
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#2Fame is a disfigurement. As the costs of fame increase, how will this effect the distribution of people who seek to do great things? This is probably a much more important question than many things we worry about.
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#4I'm surprised this piece doesn't mention The Life of Brian:
Followers: "Speak to us master, speak to us!"
Brian: "Go away!"
Follower: "How shall we go away master?"
(59 minutes into the movie)
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#6I'm surprised this piece doesn't mention The Life of Brian: Followers: "Speak to us master, speak to us!" Brian: "Go away!" Follower: "How shall we go away master?" (59 minutes into the movie)
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#7Fame is a disfigurement. As the costs of fame increase, how will this effect the distribution of people who seek to do great things? This is probably a much more important question than many things we worry about.
Yeah, the guy probably thought interesting young people would come and have conversations with him after he became famous. Instead, he is just filmed all day on phones by visitors trying to bolster their social media likes with some desirable video footage.
Re: A philosophy-quoting homeless man in China has fled internet fame
#8Fame is a disfigurement. As the costs of fame increase, how will this effect the distribution of people who seek to do great things? This is probably a much more important question than many things we worry about.
Seeking to do great things is not linked to fame. The public is generally ignorant of every great person alive today, they just see the people who need to be seen because it supports their ventures.
Re: A philosophy-quoting homeless man in China has fled internet fame
#9Fame is a disfigurement. As the costs of fame increase, how will this effect the distribution of people who seek to do great things? This is probably a much more important question than many things we worry about.
Seeking to do great things is not linked to fame. The public is generally ignorant of every great person alive today, they just see the people who need to be seen because it supports their ventures.
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Re: A philosophy-quoting homeless man in China has fled internet fame
#10Not a word about the content of his philosophy...