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Podcast: The Art of Manliness
Episode: The History of Fame, From Alexander the Great to Social Media Influencers
Description: When choosing among options like becoming a leader, helping others, and becoming more spiritual, half of millennials say that their generation's first or second most important goal is being famous. When teenagers in the UK were asked what they'd like to do for their career, over half said they wanted to be a celebrity. And amongst kids polled in the US and UK, 3X more said they'd like to become a YouTube star than an astronaut.
How did fame, and modernity's particular flavor of fame, rise to such prominence? Has fame always been attractive, and how has...