@sandhyadesai6318

3 years ago

The key is to not have an 'idol.' Fame is not real nor is celebrity. We don't know these people who are famous. If we appreciate an artist's work, we should just appreciate the art. We don't have an actual relationship with these artists, only their art. Artists are humans too. Although we humans are the ones who allow artists to live the lavish lifestyles they live because we purchase their music or pay to see them perform. It's all a transaction though - a transaction to hear the music or see the show. People are people. We are not entitled to anything from artists outside of the 'transactions.' There is no 'if,' 'and,' or 'but' about it. Celebrity and fame is not something to aspire to or elevate; the quality of the art is the only thing that matters. Ultimately, we the people give celebrities their fame, and we should probably just chill with that in general. America is obsessed with fame for fame's sake. It's extreme and unproductive. I think there is another side of the coin, so to speak, in that some artists try to cultivate fame for fame's sake and take advantage of their 'fame' and 'celebrity' status beyond people admiring their art because they are greedy and want to make more money. I don't believe HS falls into that category though. He seems to understand that fame and celebrity are not real. He does realize how lucky and fortunate he is and seems to appreciate the fact that the capricious nature of fame and celebrity means that it could be taken away at any moment. The only thing that matters is the art. I do think we should monetarily value art, but the money artists make from merchandise and endorsement deals is a bit ridiculous. It's capitalism gone awry. While we live in a capitalistic society, my point is that NO ONE deserves to make as much money as artists like HS make. He's not the only one, of course. He deserves to make a lot of money because of his talent and hard work, but lots of artists and non-artists are talented and work hard. The point is that no one actually deserves that kind of money (net worth 75 million dollars) regardless of what they do for a living. What I respect about HS is that he recognizes that - he has said many times that there is luck involved in his success (in addition to talent and hard work). What is actually unethical, in my opinion, is people who are famous for being famous and literally have no artistic or other talent that would garner them acclaim like the Kardashian Jenners who make millions of dollars per year while a high school teacher does not make even $100,000 per year. The public is literally responsible for the wealth of people like the Kardashians. If people didn't value fame for fame's sake, the Kardashians would not be famous or nearly as wealthy. Personally, I prefer anonymity. Fame is an ugly, fake beast. It's the unfortunate aspect that sometimes happens when one is really talented and hard-working, not something that should be aspired to for it's own value.

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