http://gapingvoid.com/2004/09/30/hughtrain-ramble/ "cartoons drawn on the back of business cards" Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:18:51 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://gapingvoid.com/2004/09/30/hughtrain-ramble/comment-page-1/#comment-2116 hugh macleod Fri, 22 Oct 2004 00:44:12 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=931#comment-2116 Well Brian, I find Hollywood a strange place full of strange values. Then again, I say that about most places ;-) Well Brian, I find Hollywood a strange place full of strange values. Then again, I say that about most places

]]> http://gapingvoid.com/2004/09/30/hughtrain-ramble/comment-page-1/#comment-2115 Brian Yamabe Thu, 21 Oct 2004 22:49:28 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=931#comment-2115 "Big Media Celebrity Worship is corporate feudalism at its finest. The little people paying for the big people. I think it's cute." Is this really that insightful? Sounds more like cynicism. A "celebrity" is simply someone at the top of some desire pyramid. People want entertainment - the provider at the top is the "celebrity." Corporations use that notoriety to gain an association with their product. The "celebrity" is not a celebrity because of the products they pitch it's for some other reason - Ron Popeil may be the exception. The corporations (lords) may control the stars (vassals), but they don't control the fiefs (that's us). We are free to walk off the land. When people start to throw out -isms to make a "profound" point it is often the sign of a weak argument. “Big Media Celebrity Worship is corporate feudalism at its finest. The little people paying for the big people. I think it’s cute.”
Is this really that insightful? Sounds more like cynicism. A “celebrity” is simply someone at the top of some desire pyramid. People want entertainment — the provider at the top is the “celebrity.” Corporations use that notoriety to gain an association with their product. The “celebrity” is not a celebrity because of the products they pitch it’s for some other reason — Ron Popeil may be the exception.
The corporations (lords) may control the stars (vassals), but they don’t control the fiefs (that’s us). We are free to walk off the land. When people start to throw out –isms to make a “profound” point it is often the sign of a weak argument.

]]> http://gapingvoid.com/2004/09/30/hughtrain-ramble/comment-page-1/#comment-2114 Kat Wed, 20 Oct 2004 03:41:12 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=931#comment-2114 I'm going to get this tattooed on the tops of my breasts. I’m going to get this tattooed on the tops of my breasts.

]]> http://gapingvoid.com/2004/09/30/hughtrain-ramble/comment-page-1/#comment-2113 Brendan Thorne Fri, 01 Oct 2004 02:18:35 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=931#comment-2113 "Big Media Celebrity Worship is corporate feudalism at its finest. The little people paying for the big people. I think it's cute." I don't know whether to laugh or cry. In any case, that's a terrific observation. “Big Media Celebrity Worship is corporate feudalism at its finest. The little people paying for the big people. I think it’s cute.”
I don’t know whether to laugh or cry. In any case, that’s a terrific observation.

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