"And that's the only reason why anybody is listening to him now" While I almost always tend to lean in the direction you are taking I will add this one point.

"And that's the only reason why anybody is listening to him now" While I almost always tend to lean in the direction you are taking I will add this one point. Once somebody is successful as Marc has been they end up moving in different circles then the rest of us do. As a result they have access to information that people living on Main street doing It work don't have. So they have a different perspective that is sometimes worth listening to. That said my problem is when people who have achieved something (say a singer or a musician) starts to spout off and be taken seriously about something they know nothing about.