> seeing people gain small degrees of fame and notoriety Small point: "notoriety" is negative (the noun form of "notorious"). Its opposite is "renown". Both no

> seeing people gain small degrees of fame and notoriety Small point: "notoriety" is negative (the noun form of "notorious"). Its opposite is "renown". Both notorious and celebrated people are famous and carry, respectively, notoriety or renown. (I keep seeing this and am hoping "notoriety" will not become an accepted alternative for "renown".)