Probably about the same as the correlation between attention-seeking behavior and money for pop stars :) I think the system works similarly - a face gets turne

Probably about the same as the correlation between attention-seeking behavior and money for pop stars :) I think the system works similarly - a face gets turned into a trademark and a 'flavor', which is used to sell stuff to people. But poor people don't make good flavors, which is why they have to be paid a lot. Being 'different' certainly has something to do with it. If the loudmouth-alpha-guy market is saturated, maybe by addressing the totally-insane-guy market you can get picked up to fill that niche. It's much like high school social dynamics, to be honest; everybody has to find their own part to play, with the price of failure being utter insignificance, and (low) compensation to match.