Andy Warhol predicted that everyone would be famous for 15 people. But thanks to the digital revolution, everyone will be famous to 15 people.
15 People
Ted Rall
Ted Rall is a syndicated political cartoonist for Andrews McMeel Syndication and WhoWhatWhy.org and Counterpoint. He is a contributor to Centerclip and co-host of "The Final Countdown" talk show on Radio Sputnik. He is a graphic novelist and author of many books of art and prose, and an occasional war correspondent. He is, recently, the author of the graphic novel "2024: Revisited."
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Ted, I believe a typo has crept into your description under the ‘toon. Shouldn’t it read: “Andy Warhol predicted that everyone would be famous for 15 *minutes*? (Like the ‘toon, anyhow.)
Should have mentioned: My son is also an “e-book novellaist [sic]”!
Actually, I would say our society has become a bizarro world where people with talent and skill are not famous, and people who drink a lot and do stupid crap are famous. It’s never been a better time i history than now to be a completely worthless human.
@ patron002 – Agreed. Example: LL who’s doing a Playboy spread.
Perhaps we don’t all have to watch the same three TV channels – perhaps we could chill out and all read a book, even if each person were to choose a different one. But on the other hand, perhaps that’s just not done anymore (I really should stop spending 10-14 hours a day at the computer)….
Henri