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While celebrities have always existed in some shape or form, it
has never been as easy as it is today for someone to be famous. There is
no need for someone to have achieved something significant; the only
thing they need is an online presence.
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This is something that one
can develop in a matter of weeks or even hours; it is no longer
necessary for one to wait for a prolonged period of time. For example,
if someone creates something that ends up going 'viral', it can end up
being seen by millions of people in a matter minutes.
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A Star Is Born
When
this happens, one can go from being a relative unknown to someone who
is known by people from all over the world. And while this may relate to
a video that they have made that demonstrates a certain talent or
skill, this might not be the case.
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It could just be a video that
makes other people laugh, or they might be sharing their life with
others. This is not to say that comedy has no value or someone's life
has no importance; what it comes down to is how times have changed.
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Values
Even
though one generation values something, it doesn't mean next generation
will have the same outlook. This is why it is to be expected that there
will be a difference when it comes to who each generation elevates.
Although
there will still be some people who have values that match up with the
values people had in the past, it is not always possible for someone to
realise this. And this is because their attention might be consumed by
what is taking place in the mainstream.
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The Mainstream
When
it comes down to what people believe about the world, or about the
people who inhabit the planet, there is strong chance that they
developed these views through being exposed to the mainstream media. One
reason for this is that it takes effort to think, and how one doesn't
need to think if they let others do it for them.
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So on one side,
this will allow one to save energy, but on the other, it will set them
up to be manipulated. This is not the say that everything the media
presents is false, but at the same time, it would be dangerous to
believe everything.
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Control
In the past, the mainstream
media and the other establishments would have had most of the power when
it came to who would be famous. But the internet has changed this, and
this have given people far more control than ever before when it comes
to whether they will be famous or not.
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It has been said that
everyone wants to be famous, and in today's world, this is something
that one can make a reality. And while they will need other people to
elevate them into a certain position, they won't need other people to
give them any kind of financial backing in order to 'make it big'.
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Suppression
If
one does have the need to be famous, they will no longer have to
suppress this need. They can embrace how they feel, and do what they
need to do in order to fulfil this need.
The first thing they can
do is to look at what other people are doing, and then come up with the
same thing or something similar. From here, they can set up an account
on a social media site.
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Saturated
Once they begin to look
into what other people are doing, they might start to get an idea of
what they need to do to be famous. However, this might also make them
think about how saturated the internet has become with people who are
'famous'.
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During this time, they may begin to see how anyone can
be famous, and that it doesn't matter what they look like, how talented
they are, or whether they are adding value to the world. So even though
they may feel inspired by what they see, it might also cause them to
feel overwhelmed.
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Meaningless
If everyone drove around in an
expensive car, the car would no longer stand out, and this is because
it wouldn't be exclusive. These cars wouldn't have the same value, and
they would just be seen as another car on the road.
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When a small
amount of people are famous, it will be normal for them to stand out,
and this is because there are far more people who are not famous. Yet,
if fame is no longer limited to a select few, it will start to lose its
meaning.
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Valueless
And just as the quality of something can
go down when it is massed produced, the same can apply when there is an
increase in the amount of people who are famous. If one was famous in
the past, there was the chance that they had achieved something
significant, but there is less chance of this being the case today.
In
many ways, being famous can be seen as something that one experiences
because they are alive at this time. Through living in this age, one
might have come to believe that they deserve to be famous.
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Conclusion
There
is then no need for them to make a contribution to the world, and this
is because they are entitled to be famous. This shows how people's
values have changed, and while it would be easy to blame social media,
there are other factors involved.
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What this could also show is
that there is lack of guidance in today's world, and this is why fame is
seen as the 'answer' to one's problems. Even though we are more
'connected' than we have ever been, it could also be said that we are
more disconnected than we have ever been.
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