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Something About Modern Fame Feels Completely Broken

Something about the way we view stardom right now feels completely off. We look at the massive shift from traditional media to digital spaces, and it raises a lot of questions about what it even means to be famous anymore. Is real star power dead, or has it just been fractured into a million pieces?

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Some fans feel like the old mystique is totally gone, while others think this new era is exactly what the entertainment industry deserved.

Where do you stand on how much things have changed? Let’s talk about it.

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