What is the difference between:
Famous and Popular?
I asked a few people and the consensus seems to be that Fame lasts and Popularity is transient. I think the difference is more subtle. Going to the beach has been popular for a century. Perhaps fame happens to others while popularity means I want to be connected to this.
I’d rather be famous than popular. But I’d take either.
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I would much rather be popular than famous.I spent all of my career around famous people. Some handle it well– most do not. There is great pleasure in going out of the house on any given day without worrying who will see you, how good you look and if you are REALLY famous, being stalked by paparazzi who are just looking for you to stumble so they can get a valuable photo. In Mpls my friend Steve Edstrom was very popular on CCO radio. but when he walked out of that studio, no one recognized him. He did, however, have the luxury of announcing his name and identity when it was advantageous to do so