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minus-squareRhoeri@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·9 days agoMaybe the issue here is that you’re assuming that these people are considered heroes by anyone to begin with. Just because they post a lot, doesn’t mean anyone looks to them as anything more than what they are. Content contributors.
minus-squareKrauerking@lemy.lollinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 days agoA celebrity is someone who is celebrated. Generally positive connotation there. I think we just then need a different word for someone who gives a lot of people something to talk about whether it is good or bad.
minus-squaresamus12345@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 days ago“Celebrity” just means “a famous person,” regardless of the origin of the word. It doesn’t necessarily mean they’re actually celebrated by anyone.
Maybe the issue here is that you’re assuming that these people are considered heroes by anyone to begin with. Just because they post a lot, doesn’t mean anyone looks to them as anything more than what they are.
Content contributors.
A celebrity is someone who is celebrated. Generally positive connotation there.
I think we just then need a different word for someone who gives a lot of people something to talk about whether it is good or bad.
“Celebrity” just means “a famous person,” regardless of the origin of the word. It doesn’t necessarily mean they’re actually celebrated by anyone.