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Billie, Lorde, Lizzo: Pop stardom has never seemed less aspirational

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  1. kfwyre
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    Meta note: I pulled a new subtitle from the article summary. Its given subtitle ("has being a female pop star in 2021 become unbearable?") felt too easy to misread as a misogynistic jab, since...

    Meta note: I pulled a new subtitle from the article summary. Its given subtitle ("has being a female pop star in 2021 become unbearable?") felt too easy to misread as a misogynistic jab, since it's not especially clear that the "unbearable" refers to the experiences of the women detailed in the article, and not us as their audience. If anyone feels strongly that it should be the former, however, let me know and I can edit it back.

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  2. senko
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    As Bill Murray famously put it:

    As Bill Murray famously put it:

    I always want to say to people who want to be rich and famous: 'try being rich first'. See if that doesn't cover most of it.
    There's not much downside to being rich, other than paying taxes and having your relatives ask you for money. But when you become famous, you end up with a 24-hour job.

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