Prompt: "In the future everyone will be famous for 15 minutes." -Andy Warhol

Fame has become the goal. People crave it, sensationalize it, and let themselves go just to have a glimpse of it. Warhol is expressing that as fame becomes more coveted people will try to become famous for different and irrelevant reasons. Whether it be scaling the Trump tower during the election cycle, or doing something crazy in an interview, Warhol foresees more of this kind of behavior. He is not wrong, but one has to define the meaning of famous. For some, being famous in their neighborhood is enough, while for others fame can only be national or even global to count. I think fame and celebrity is an illusion. There is a reason why celebrities despise their fame at some points. Simple things like taking your dog to a park or getting some morning coffee can become spectacles and events for the people around them. One has to wonder if fame is a human characteristic of needing to glorify others in order to feel worse or less of oneself. In today's society, some people are famous for no apparent reason, which enhances Warhol's statement because he is predicting that more people will become more famous for doing less. In an ideal world, fame would only be attributed to the hero's of the world, the fire fighters, the volunteers, the people that make our world a better place. Fame and recognition needs to start transitioning from glorified celebrities to people who really do change this world for the better.

Jack B