It’s a job they do…nothing more. Can’t wait for this to also happen with sports.
People are realizing celebrities are unnecessary
Submitted 11 months ago by heartpatcher@lemmy.world to [deleted]
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Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
heartpatcher@lemmy.world 11 months ago
How would this happen to sports? Do athletes make money from people’s engagement?
PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 11 months ago
… yes? Do you think those players would make as much as they do if no one was paying to see them play or watching their (ad-filled) broadcasts?
Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
Yes…as do celebrities. It’s the idolizing that’s weird
Zeppo@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Uh, yeah… check out multimillion dollar product endorsement deals. Caitlin Clark is being paid to endorse Xfinity, Buick, multiple insurance companies and a few things actually related to sports.
doingthestuff@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I wish they’d realize faster.
Vej@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Tom from MySpace follows me. Not the other way around
lugal@sopuli.xyz 11 months ago
That makes you a celebrity. I will now unfollow your lemmy account
Zeppo@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Are people realizing that? It seems like celebrity and sports star and influencer worship is worse than ever.
NickwithaC@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Taylor Swift’s Eras tour causes a bump in GDP of the areas it goes to. OP’s statement is crap.
planish@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
I think it’s meant to be since like 3 days ago.
Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
There is a big protest that originated on Tiktok called block party, where everyone blocks all the celebrities. Kim n them already lost millions of followers on Instagram, Tiktok, etc.
Zeppo@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
I see, thanks.
BruceTwarzen@kbin.social 11 months ago
Imagine how funny it would be if these celebrity/influencer weirdos would lose all their followers over night and they would just scream their bullshit into the void with no one to hear it. One can still dream
MargotRobbie@lemmy.world 11 months ago
But then what if some particularly clever celebrity shows up on a social media platform where you never expect them to, like that velociraptor in Jurassic Park?
BruceTwarzen@kbin.social 11 months ago
*blocked
sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 11 months ago
Wasn’t ever following them
Still blocked tho
PhatInferno@midwest.social 11 months ago
Im glad i never got into influencers; its weird hearing about people who care about them
ParabolicMotion@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I honestly think some people only become famous overnight so that someone can move large amounts of money from one hand to another through the use of someone else’s name.
Nommer@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Pretty sure that’s how modern art works.
ParabolicMotion@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Really? I figured the scam behind that one was some kind of trafficking with pieces of art being used as cover for the sales involved with it.
RecluseRamble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 months ago
Marie Antoinette probably never said that.
Pilferjinx@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I reckon it didn’t stop the masses from lopping her head off.
heartpatcher@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Maybe because she didn’t give them cake
dumbass@leminal.space 11 months ago
But, what if one does not like cake? Could I perhaps exchange my cake for, say, some shortbread biscuits?
TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 11 months ago
Taking down PR firms wouldn’t be a bad move, though.
MargotRobbie@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Jokes on you, you can’t unfollow me on Lemmy because followers aren’t a thing here.
Also, esteemed Academy Award nominated character actress Margot Robbie is always necessary.
Maeve@kbin.social 11 months ago
I'm following several people. I didn't know if they're considered celebrities by anyone else, but have touched my life from afar, so they are celebrities, to me.
MargotRobbie@lemmy.world 11 months ago
That’s a nice thing to say.
uis@lemm.ee 11 months ago
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Dat buttn