Reasons not to become famous
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Reasons not to become famous
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#2Wow that was... unexpectedly intense. Like a microcosm of everything that is wrong with cults of personality.
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#3Wow that was... unexpectedly intense. Like a microcosm of everything that is wrong with cults of personality.
I thought the same thing. That escalated really quickly, and it's certainly given me pause about having any online presence (despite not being at all famous). Bookmarked to reread later.
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#4I honestly thought this is bad writing. It jumps from one idea to the next without bringing any of them to the conclusion. One quote too many, maybe? And too many paragraphs that are meant to catch and arounse the reader's interest?
I guess this is the style of writing needed to catch the attention of millions of followers. Am I mistaken?
I've stopped reading this after 5 minutes. I've reallly tried, though.
Edit: Downvotes expected for an honest opinion. That's fine :)
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#5I think it highly depends on the kind of fame. If you connect emotionally with your audience, then sure. But if, say, you are a famous researcher then I suspect you are facing far less of these problems.
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#6The post has a good quote from Bill Murray:
> I always want to say to people who want to be rich and famous: ‘try being rich first.’ See if that doesn’t cover most of it. There’s not much downside to being rich, other than paying taxes and having your relatives ask you for money. But when you become famous, you end up with a 24-hour job. . . . The only good thing about fame is that I’ve gotten out of a couple of speeding tickets. I’ve gotten into a restaurant when I didn’t have a suit and tie on. That’s really about it.
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#7This was a pretty heavy piece.
Further reinforces Naval’s quote about being rich and anonymous is far better than being poor and famous.
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#9The post has a good quote from Bill Murray: > I always want to say to people who want to be rich and famous: ‘try being rich first.’ See if that doesn’t cover most of it. There’s not much downside to being rich, other than paying taxes and having your relatives ask you for money. But when you become famous, you end up with a 24-hour job. . . . The only good thing about fame is that I’ve gotten out of a couple of spee…
Why trying to become rich? Once you have enough money to have a great quality of life without stress, having more money isn't improving much your happiness. Sometimes it makes it worse. However trying to become rich can be very difficult, tiresome, and disappointing.
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#10I think it highly depends on the kind of fame. If you connect emotionally with your audience, then sure. But if, say, you are a famous researcher then I suspect you are facing far less of these problems.
I think his tribe-village-city analogy plays a big part in that, though.
A famous researcher probably wouldn't have as large an audience, and that audience would most likely consist of other researchers in similar or adjacent fields of research