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1:16pm September 13, 2014

Harry Potter and “fame”

feliscorvus:

One of the most important themes (well, important to me personally; ymmv) I got from the Harry Potter books is that of recognizing that:

(1) It’s possible for people to become widely well-known because of something that happened to them rather than something they did.

(2) Being “famous” is a liability moreso than an advantage, especially for children.

(3) It’s annoying when everyone knows your name and recognizes you before you even have a chance to wonder who *they* are.

(4) When a person becomes well-known initially due to something that happened to them in childhood, people tend to interpret everything they do in public) or even other things that happen to them through none of their own doing!) as a bid for more fame or attention. This is unfair.

(5) Bullying of well-known people is commonly done out of jealousy and insecurity in combination with a false belief that there are no downsides to being well-known.

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