295 | Fake Famous
The Minimalists
Joshua Fields Millburn
4.7 • 11.5K Ratings
🗓️ 6 July 2021
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
Joshua and Ryan discuss the perils of pursuing fame, clout, and attention in today's insta-world with director Nick Bilton and artist Chris Bailey of HBO’s Fake Famous, and they answer the following questions:
Why did Nick make a film about fake fame? (00:00)
What constitutes actual fame? (07:01)
What impact is social media having on our children? (09:24)
How has Chris’s life changed since the film? (13:04)
Why do the people who just post photos of themselves in skimpy outfits and pouts get five million followers, yet the people who actually have something meaningful to say get only a handful of followers? (21:27)
What is the number one photo opportunity in L.A. for influencers? (26:49)
What is an “Instagram vacation”? (27:55)
If maintaining social media accounts is part of our daily work, how do we incorporate minimalism to ensure our use is intentional, appropriate, and valuable? (28:38)
What value have you gotten from social media? (32:19)
Has the experience of the global pandemic actually helped us get away from our glowing screens? (32:57)
What is the prime purpose of social media? (35:52)
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| 0:00.0 | This episode of The Minimalist is brought to you by... |
| 0:02.4 | ...nobody. |
| 0:03.4 | Because advertisements suck. |
| 0:05.3 | Hahaha. |
| 0:06.8 | True. |
| 0:07.8 | It's focused on backwards. |
| 0:10.3 | Hmm. |
| 0:11.3 | Every little thing you think that you need. |
| 0:31.9 | Every little thing you think that you need. |
| 0:38.9 | Hello everybody, welcome to The Minimalist Podcast. |
| 0:40.9 | We're going to discuss what it means to live a meaningful life with less. |
| 0:43.7 | My name is Joshua Fields-Millburn. |
| 0:44.7 | I'm Ryan and Nicodemus and together we are the Minimalists. |
| 0:47.7 | Who's a hell wants to be famous? |
| 0:49.5 | Oh man. |
| 0:50.5 | Apparently everyone. |
| 0:51.5 | Well, there's nothing wrong with being well known for creating something meaningful. |
| 0:56.3 | It seems like influencers think that being famous is the point. |
| 1:02.1 | Rather than the byproduct. |
| 1:04.1 | Today we're speaking with Nick Bilton, director of the new HBO documentary Fake Famous, |
| 1:09.9 | as well as Chris Bailey, one of the film's stars about the perils of pursuing fame, |
| 1:15.5 | clout, and attention in today's in-stay world. |
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