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garlicroastedpotato t1_j89ez5h wrote

Reply to comment by Argyle892 in [OC] Largest celebrity divorce settlements by giteam

Being a celebrity simply means you are famous. And all of these people are famous. Who doesn't know who Jeff Bezos, Kanye West, Kim Kardashion, and Tiger Woods are?

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vwma t1_j89gmij wrote

I don't think those were the names he was referring to...

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TribeOfFable t1_j89n0dc wrote

Those were the only names I recognized. So I guess they were r/TechnicallyCorrect.

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Finn_3000 t1_j89s9lp wrote

He said 'most of' them arent famous. You named three out of the 10 couples

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garlicroastedpotato t1_j8aw3k6 wrote

They're all famous though. In modern times. If you're famous enough to have a Wikipedia entry about you, you're famous.

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JermuHH t1_j8lydzv wrote

There are possibility of wikipedia pages for literally anything as long as you have sources and they have any significance in anywhere whatsoever. Would you consider someone really not well known who has some significance in small subculture and isn't known outside small group of people a celebrity?

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garlicroastedpotato t1_j8njn8v wrote

Yes. Like I don't know any of the people who compete in horse jumping and I suspect most of the world doesn't. But they're all famous. Someone like David Chalmbers is a complete and total rockstar in philosophy... but broadly the world doesn't know who he is.

The term celebrity simply refers to being known. Sometimes the word is modified "local celebrity" to refer to people who are well known only in your town or city.

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zebishop t1_j8cqgl8 wrote

That was very well done. More than that seeing how many are falling for it.

Good job. Not well rewarded tho.

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