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In Timothy Caulfield's interview I found that he mentioned how kids used to want to be astronauts and doctors when they grow up to now wanting to be a celebrity, actor, singer or even famous to be very important. He explains how kids now believe that becoming famous is part of the American dream. I found this statement to be a very important part of the interview because it shows how our culture is shaping these kids to want to be something that has a very slim to no chance of happening. Instead of wanting to be doctors which there is a shortage of they just want fame. The second part of the interview I found to be the most important was when Caulfield talked about how people would pay thousands of dollars to participate in a modeling completion in hopes of becoming famous. Caulfield actually went to one of these competitions and witnessed the scam happen right in front of him. Knowing that people would willing pay these scammers thousands of dollars just to become famous really showed me how bad these people want fame and that they are willing to sacrifice everything for it. The last part of the interview I found the most important was when Caulfield said that low social mobility countries like the US and the UK have a high fascination with celebrity. Caulfield furthers this point with his own experience from Iceland where they don't treat celebrities any differently. I think this point in Caulfield's interview is important because it shows that the fascination with celebrities really is a cultural thing that doesn't need to be as hyped as it is in places like the US and UK.

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  1. UnknownSeptember 14, 2018 at 7:06 PM

    I like how you used a scam to describe the situation with potential prospects trying to be noticed through competitions. It is almost sad that our aspirations revolve around celebrity, despite celebrity being such an unattainable goal. At the end of your blog you mentioned that Iceland for example doesn't treat their celebrities with the same prestige as we do in the U.S. It is bittersweet though-The U.S. has a thriving economic industry to thank for our celebrity culture. One could argue career searching individuals have a more realistic standard in Iceland.

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