In this day an age there are so many podcasters who get a ton of fame for speaking. I don't understand exactly how they get this fame. Let's take for example Candace Owens. She speaks fast and some what eloquently, but the stuff she says is not ground breaking. I guess in the current political environment it could be. And due to her skin color, being black, some of her views and opinions can be surprising. But that's not my point. What I found though is that as people get famous and as they get surrounded by supporters, they stop listening to the common folk. I believe that even though they might say they care about the common folk, they view them as cattle whom they need only to boost their fame. I truly believe, this is always the consequence of fame. Some people say it out loud, "I'll talk to you if you have a descent platform". Meaning I'm not interested in talking to someone without a platform, because it doesn't benefit me. I only respect your opinion if you have a following. Because the more cattle who follow you, the more I believe your opinion matters. Something about this line of thought bothers me. It dehumanises people. It reduces them to a resource which needs to be acquired, but not listened to. I mean this is almost at all levels. I see it in the church. The more famous a priest becomes, the less interested he is in talking to individuals. Really talking one-on-one. Giving a precious piece of his time to them for discourse. They have no problem preaching at people. Of course, the only time this is not true, is if the sheep is gushing over the famous person. If they are showering them with praises, then they might, just might get some recognition. It's a pretty crappy thing.
To be fair, one could say this happens because there are so many people and one person can't really talk to 5.5 million followers, it's practically impossible. I agree 100%. But both reasons can be true simultaneously. One doesn't disqualify the other.
This is why I don't think having large organizations is a good thing, where you have a few who gain fame and become the mouse piece of the "people". I believe in small government, small churches. Don't have one priest. Have many priests and each one is responsible for a small church, whom they can give their entire attention to. This way they have the time to address each and everyone's concern. This way they are not overtaken with the desire to gain fame. Fame is a drug, the more you get the more you want. It gives you a feeling of being a god. In that vein, I leave with this song.