tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437372381638959893.post1817987150466056341..comments2023-04-11T12:54:49.880-04:00Comments on The Defiant Marshmallow: Advice From a Famous PersonThe Defiant Marshmallowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17679459676978114160noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437372381638959893.post-9289240798029889712011-08-09T09:52:02.863-04:002011-08-09T09:52:02.863-04:00@Mrs. T: I've found that to be so true. It'...@Mrs. T: I've found that to be so true. It's that easy.<br /><br />@Nubian: Wow! Thank you! Honored and humbled by that.The Defiant Marshmallowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17679459676978114160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437372381638959893.post-36544221431637683502011-08-08T23:41:55.408-04:002011-08-08T23:41:55.408-04:00Very powerful. Sharing on my Facebook and G+. Lo...Very powerful. Sharing on my Facebook and G+. Love.Nubianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07684802193733592184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437372381638959893.post-50611758424326325762011-08-07T20:48:39.500-04:002011-08-07T20:48:39.500-04:00You can never to wrong treating people how you wou...You can never to wrong treating people how you would like to be treated.Mrs. Tunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04547957015150000116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437372381638959893.post-40882997969906571172011-08-05T11:02:25.298-04:002011-08-05T11:02:25.298-04:00Hi Elliot! Thanks for adding your perspective to t...Hi Elliot! Thanks for adding your perspective to this. I appreciate it very much. I believe there are lots of gray areas with this subject, and your point about not caring how one becomes famous is a good illustration of this. It indicates part of my argument (not included in this particular post, but written about elsewhere) that intent is important in one's actions.<br /><br />As for craving praise and attention like everyone else, the need for social interaction, closeness and affirmation of some sort is certainly by now hardwired into our evolutionary selves. Humans, like many other animals, are very social animals. The distinction I want to make clear in my writing is that there is a vast difference between the need for feeling "important" and famous with people with whom one has no actual relationship, vs. the close bonds of personal relationships. <br /><br />In much simpler terms, I would rather be considered a good man by a spouse or child, friend, or relative, than a rock star by two hundred million strangers, who love me for my image. Especially, if my creation and shaping of that image was for the purpose of simply becoming famous.The Defiant Marshmallowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17679459676978114160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437372381638959893.post-37148922762638522882011-08-05T04:17:57.400-04:002011-08-05T04:17:57.400-04:00I enjoyed the post but I don't see anything wr...I enjoyed the post but I don't see anything wrong with wanting to be famous. I do see something wrong with just wanting to be famous and not caring how. I also think there are plenty of young people who could name all four Beatles, like people as young as 12, though certainly not as many as could in bygone decades. And in another fifty years there will still be 12 year olds who can name all four Beatles. I think it would be cool to be famous for doing what I love, writing. I'd like to able to share it with a large number of people, and I also desire praise and attention just like anyone else.Elliot MacLeod-Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03101422996950773526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437372381638959893.post-14142634835880362072011-08-04T16:52:33.139-04:002011-08-04T16:52:33.139-04:00Thanks, both of you, very much.
@dbs: This was sp...Thanks, both of you, very much.<br /><br />@dbs: This was sparked by a birthday of mine coming up, and me wondering if I've been living a life worthy of my ideals and one that helps make a better humanity. <br /><br />That got me thinking of a few other things, including the relative values of character, social contract, ethics, obligation, vs. prominence, fame, wealth, and the midset of seeking these various things.The Defiant Marshmallowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17679459676978114160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437372381638959893.post-90812886721487337512011-08-04T16:41:45.498-04:002011-08-04T16:41:45.498-04:00Fantastic. That last line. Wow.
What inspired thi...Fantastic. That last line. Wow. <br />What inspired this?DB Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15484034493143850659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5437372381638959893.post-82577268189030728322011-08-04T09:28:20.892-04:002011-08-04T09:28:20.892-04:00Love.Love.Nickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03830994879944216241noreply@blogger.com