Benefits Of Being Famous

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I partially disagree with the statement "It would be great to be famous". I believe being famous is dependant on the type of person that is famed as well as how they deal with the fame. Fame comes with its many benefits and limitations. Therefore, while many people might want to be famous and want the attention fame brings, it could affect them badly as well. In this essay, I will discuss both and reason why the limitations slightly outweigh the benefits.

Firstly, the benefits. There are many benefits to being famous but the most prevalent reasons are that it is correlated with wealth and influence.

In terms of wealth, many people that have fame are able to garner a reputation for themselves and thus a brand. Later on, when their fame grows they would be able to continue to sell their brand, themselves, to the public and expand their wealth. An example of this is with athletes. Athletes that are at the top of their respective sport can be very famous individuals and would attract major sports brands such as Nike, Adidas, or Puma. They would become models and spokespeople for the brand. For example, Neymar and Nike following his signing onto the Barcelona Football Club. At the same time, correlation does not equal causation. There are numbers of people that got their wealth not from fame but from their hard work. Take the example of the richest man in the world today: Bill Gates. He got his fame as a result of his wealth, not the other way around.

In terms of influence,

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