Fame - Is there a difference between being popular and being famous? What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of being famous? When would you consider someone or something as famous?
I don't know if I am famous or popular in this case, but I'm going to explain what I understood about the two, famous and popular, I'm also going to explain the advantages and the disadvantages, the right judge here will be @queercoin. If you are ready let's go get the famous and the popular men and women 😄.
Famous person
A famous person is someone known by so many people due to his achievement in life, his talents, or his creativity. This person is a public figure, he has impacted lives in such a way that it has lasting impression on them even when the person is no more. I want to use Hive as example, the founder of hive is a famous Man. He is known by so many people because one, his achievement in creating this huge blockchain that has transformed lives of many people. He is public figure, I don't think you can talk about blockchain without mentioning him. You can't talk about social media platforms that has transformed lives without mentioning Hive blockchain. That has made him a famous person through our history life and in generations to come.
I can also say that Donald Trump is a famous Man, you can read and see his achievement in life, he has founded companies, bought companies, he is one person that doesn't fear failure but stand on it to profer solution. Wherever you are in this world, you must have read ,see or hear about him. He has impacted so many lives that his name can't be forgotten. I'm still talking about famous.
The advantage of being famous is that, it last a life time. Fame is accompanied by a recognition wild spread, while popularity is short -lived because it is base on like,charm or social group.
Popularity
As I said a eiler, one can become popular because he or she is trending on social media, his interest or the current events or peer groups and after the trend or the group, it's over. Example of popularity is what we see in some movie actors, some of them gain popularity because of some movies they featured in but after a while, the movie is outdated and no one mentions them again because it is short-lived. I also want to mention another set of people that gain popularity but are not fame. We call them agboro in my city or task collectors. They are known for their cruel attitudes and behaviors towards people that people avoid them and talk about them and their way of lives to others. They are popular but one day, of something happen to them, that will be the end of the story .
To me I consider something or someone famous when the person has achievement, has impacted lives, is talented, creative, has legacy to keep behind.