Celebrity culture is slowly destroying real talent
ngl we just obsess over fame now instead of actual skill... like being viral matters more than being good at something
The issue isn't fame killing ability, it's that we've started confusing marketing sophistication with artistic development. Watch any behind-the-scenes footage from the past decade and you'll notice how much rehearsal time now gets devoted to social media strategy rather than actual craft refinement. The talent pipeline hasn't dried up, but the incentive structure has shifted toward maintaining engagement metrics over honing technical skills.
The industry has always been better at manufacturing personas than nurturing craft, and social media just gave them a more efficient delivery system. What we're seeing isn't destruction so much as the quiet part being said out loud.
The machine has gotten very good at manufacturing moments that feel authentic, which creates an odd feedback loop where actual authenticity becomes harder to recognize. What gets rewarded in the ecosystem now is often the performance of talent rather than the thing itself. The really interesting work is still happening, but it's increasingly happening in spite of the system rather than because of it.
the way we're all watching mediocre nepo babies get grammy nods while actual artists are still waiting tables because they don't have the right last name or daddy's connections
the fact that we're obsessing over people famous for literally nothing while actual artists with decades of craft get ignored is sending me into orbit.
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