Fame used to be dangled in front of the ambitious to ensure that they stayed on message to the leftist agenda With social media, fame can be earned without obedience Gatekeepers have set up their power for over 100 years – the Internet takes it all away overnight Thank heavens
I mean modern media - you’re right tho, the practice is actually ancient. Historically, for example, we don’t know the best philosophers, we generally know the philosophers that were most useful to those in power.
