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What would you do to survive if you suddenly became famous?
Imagine you suddenly become an important figure on an international level. You invented a new kind of funky pop. A funky pop like no one's ever seen before. One that will change the marketplace and the course of humanity.
Theres probably some important internal politics behind the upper class of the funko pop game right?
So what's your plan if your wildest dream came true and you're suddenly the talk of the town?
Probably not the answer you were looking for... but becoming famous is genuinely one of my worst nightmares, since I suffer from panic disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder. So if I became that famous, to the point where people recognized me wherever I went, and all my actions and words were scrutinized, critiqued, etc. by the public at large, I would honestly probably legally change my name, and move to somewhere remote where nobody knew me or was likely to recognize me.
I feel the same way. I couldn't handle the spotlight. When I worked for a professional sports team, I became pretty grateful that whether I had a good or bad day at work, tens of thousands of people weren't calling for my head on Twitter, sending threats to my family, or approaching me in public to telling me how to do my job better the way that people treat athletes.
If someone else wants to be the public face of whatever it is that made me famous, I'd happily pay them to protect as much of my anonymity as possible.
I've had the Twitter mobs call for my firing over (admittedly slightly anonymous) posts and, honestly, it was one of the smallest parts of that day looking back on it.
Yeah, in the moment it sucked to get such a negative feedback from the faceless mob but also having to deal with the five different interoffice conflicts it kicked up was worse.
Frankly, I'm sure if I was independently famous and left to stew on that initial outcry I would've cared a lot more but thankfully the real world sucked more that day than the digital one.
Does fame = wealthy in this scenario? If so I’d ride the fame wave for a little bit, bank enough money to retire, and go live a quiet life in a rural area.
If fame != wealthy, I’d be a total sellout. Milk that fame for what it’s worth until people are sick of me and the fame naturally dies off. Then retire. Maybe show up again 10 years later to milk the nostalgia cow one last time.
I would use my celebrity status to generate lots of cash. I would create a charity and do loads of good things for the poor, homeless and the less fortunate.
I would try and be as reclusive as possible(wear a face mask when outside) and hopefully people would forget about me a bit lol.
Honestly your username seems way too fitting, especially with the mask comment…
I'd be reclusive and let my five minutes of fame die away. I'm not one of those people that would enjoy it or know how to utilize it. It would be nice to meet some new people, but I like my privacy.
Being rich is preferable to being famous. Besides, I'm not suitable for it. I get nervous if there are three people for dinner. I'd say something wrong and get canceled in about 30 minutes.
I'd take the money and run to a cabin in the mountain.
There is no going back when you become popular. This is where the PR games begin. Get as much wealth as possible and then allocate some of that wealth to pay for positive grassroot/astroturf press, and to pay for PR lawyers to subdue negative press.
Sure there is, nobody talks about Streisand anymore.
Kidding aside, there's definitely some folks that fell out of the spotlight either through lack of engagement or sometimes disgrace. Not to speak about the level of fame. I'm not interested whatsoever in Funko Pops but I could talk about famous voice actors that others may not know.
Probably live like Enya.
Find a castle, never leave, have a couple of good friends. Very few interviews.
I would try and make enough money (after taxes applied) where I could simply dissapear and live out the rest of my days in peace. I always had a number and a dream where I would just need 5 million and I'd buy a tiny home in the wood near a stream or pond. I'd read books, go fishing, and die in peace without the stresses of the world wearing me down.
Depends. Am I famous and wealthy/rich, or famous but still have a lack of money?
If I don't have money, I'm going to try to narrow down the spotlight- being famous takes a LOT of work, and let's just say I have some skeletons (mostly dumb crap that is still very easy to give me crap over) in my closet.
Now, if I'm famous AND rich... I hire a good lawyer and PR team ASAP. It helps that I have thick skin from being online so much (in other words, I can handle a lot of negative comments against me... Up to a point at least), but I"ve seen what happens when famous folk can't keep their mouths shut (or fingers still) on social media.
Overall though, I'd rather be rich than famous. I'm not the type who'd disappear to a private island until my death, but there are a lot of things I still want to do.
I would assume this fame would be temporary, since I'd have no intention to stay in the spotlight.
So, I'd try and milk it as best I can. Every offer I get I'd try to accommodate. Save up the cash. Maybe do a little social media thing on the side, like a YouTube channel or an AMA? Just more my own entertainment rather than anything else.
Then just wait it out, and enjoy my earnings once I'm back to blessed obscurity.
Like others said, milk it for money keeping some integrity and self-respect, and then fade away to enjoy my wealth.
I just wanted to comment on how find it interesting how "famous" has morphed so that for a lot (if not the majority) of people fame is now something threatening, perhaps a sacrifice you have to make in order to accrue wealth.
I bet 30-40 years ago being famous would be much more desirable in itself. After all the wider public would only know about 1-2 of your exploits or claims to fame and whatever your PR manager put out there unless you really messed up. Nowadays "being famous" means 24/7 scrutinization of what you say and do and what you've said and done in the past, by anyone with an internet connection, including people that don't really care about you or your work at all.
"Oh did you hear about itdepends?"
"No, I don't follow X industry, don't even know who the guy is"
"Well he called a woman a gendered slur on twitter"
"Wow that guy's an asshole, I hope he gets run over by a truck"