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Fame as a currency that pays interest only as long as cameras watch.
means A person widely known and watched by the public, typically for achievements, talent, or simply for being famous.
from From Latin celebritas, meaning 'fame' or 'a crowded, busy state'—itself from celeber, 'thronged, famous, celebrated.' The Latin root originally pointed to crowds and gatherings before it narrowed to mean the fame that draws them; the word didn't settle into 'famous person' until the 19th century, when 'a celebrity' shifted from an abstract quality to an actual human being people flocked to see.
- etymology
- from Latin celebritas, meaning fame or crowds
- halo effect
- people assume famous equals competent, often wrongly
- parasocial bond
- fans feel mutual friendship the celebrity never signed up for
- shelf life
- attention spans now outlast most reality stardom