Celebrity Culture- Timothy Caulfield

    After watching an interview with Timothy Caulfield regarding celebrity culture, a few things stuck out. He talked about many factors of becoming a celebrity that many people don't consider.

    The first thing he mentions is the shifts over time regarding celebrities. Values of celebrities have increased over time. Nowadays, people obsess over celebrities more than ever. The odd thing about this is that becoming famous is more attainable now than it ever has been. You don't even need a skill to be famous and we tend to obsess over regular people who are "celebrities". 

    Another one of Caulfield's points was that many people today have a certain illusion of becoming a celebrity. Parents are taking their kids to talent agencies and trying to help them become a celebrity. People also believe their chances of becoming a celebrity are much higher than they actually are. These people are usually delusional about their talent and aren't anything special. 

    The last thing he talked about was one's social mobility. The U.S.A. has a relatively low social mobility level compared to other developed countries, but we have an extremely high celebrity obsession. These things don't usually go together but it shows that Americans have a different way of thinking.