> If you’re not famous, no one cares what you have to say, but if you’re famous, it doesn’t matter what you’re talking about, people pay attention and like you.

> If you’re not famous, no one cares what you have to say, but if you’re famous, it doesn’t matter what you’re talking about, people pay attention and like you. This is the most interesting comment in the whole story, in my opinion. I might be taking it entirely out of context, but I wonder if, as our world grows larger and more automated, celebrity becomes a relatively more important form of capital. The growing prosperity and connectedness of the world population creates a new class of consumers to be influenced by celebrity, which is infinitely replicable due to the internet. Meanwhile, typical jobs get robotized whereas social capital is hard to automate away. Celebrity has always been an object of desire, but it probably feels more attainable these days. There are more niches to fill and easier distribution channels for it. We used to compete for attention in our vicinity, but the internet makes us small and has us pining to be noticed. [/armchair analysis]