Fame, not Fortune
Sunday, August 16, 2009

The big thing that everyone secretly desires is fame and fortune. But in our generation, and seems to me that fame is more important than fortune. What made this so apparent to me is one of the most popular sites on the internet that is YouTube. People everyday start these vlogs hoping that someone will see, and maybe even subscribe.
The phrase "I'm big on YouTube" made it even more apparent. People would do anything to have everyone see them on the internet. When really what's so good about people seeing you online? People could make all the money in the world and still not be satisfied. They want people to know their face, and have their names be said everywhere.

But let's look at the odds for a second. The odds of someone becoming famous are literally about 1,000,000 to 1. Is it realistic to desire to become famous? Not really. Is it realistic to became rich? Yes. So why has the entire country shifted to fame? Simply because of that reason, they want to be 1 in a million.
Natalie Tran, a YouTuber from Australia has 399,064 online subscribers, and (stage name) Fred has 1,398,764 online subscribers, a little more than the population of San Diego, California. So since when were these, minimum wage paid, people the role models of today's America? So, in a way, the American dream has changed. It doesn't matter if you're a taxi driver being paid minimum wage. As long as people know you're name, you've got it made.

>Matthew

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