41. Why Are We So Attracted to Fame?

No Stupid Questions

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🗓️ 28 February 2021

⏱️ 36 minutes

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0:00.0	You said such a nice thing, let me hug you.
0:01.8	Hey!
0:02.7	I'm Antelda Dukworth.
0:03.8	I'm Stephen Dubner.
0:04.8	And you're listening to no stupid questions.
0:08.3	Today on the show,
0:09.6	why are we so attracted to the idea of fame?
0:13.6	If I were Michael Jordan, oh my gosh, I'd feel great.
0:16.9	Also, how aware are we of the people and things
0:20.9	that shape our identity?
0:22.6	The fact is, I may have just been reading a bunch of comic books
0:25.6	and eating Cheetos and I had these ideas.
0:31.6	Stephen, you're famous.
0:34.0	No.
0:34.8	All right, well, let's assume for the moment
0:37.4	that I'm right and you're a little bit famous.
0:40.5	I have niche fame.
0:41.6	Yeah, so I want to ask you about fame
0:44.3	and how you feel about being at least a little bit famous
0:47.5	and maybe what functional roles celebrities play
0:50.9	in modern life because I'm not sure that society's old head
0:54.5	celebrity the way we do today.
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