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To paraphrase from a popular movie: "When everyone is a rock star, no one is."

• ivankirigin 18y ago
  Not everyone is a rock star.
• fallentimes 18y ago
  In general, when people use cliche, uncreative analogies to describe something, it comes off as ridiculous. Everything from GE calling their Six Sigma employees "black belts", to sales forces looking for "movers and shakers", to Fortune 500 companies overusing sports analogies, to people looking for "rockstar" developers. It's trite and makes them look awful.
• DocSavage 18y ago
  When just about everyone is a rock star, the lone groupie will be in high demand.
  • ivankirigin 18y ago
    There is a lesson for the long tail here, right?