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Christian223 · 09-09-2007, 05:19 AM

I learned something by personal experience, i work as a graphic designer, this is what i learned:

I can work very hard for very little.
I can work very tittle for very little.
I can work very hard for very much.
I can work very little for very much.

All this things can happen, you just have to do the right thing to end there.

I think its all about taking/looking for chances/oportunities and the nature of the job you choose, because there are jobs that wont make you much money, there are other jobs that put yourself in a unique position, actors are put in that unique position and so their value raises very much. Thats it, beign a popular actor guarantees much money, its the nature of the job, its like asking "what makes more money? selling fruits or selling diamonds?".

I have a little theory that might be wrong, beign a celebrity is an industry that isnt necesarily focused on talent or technical skill, but its based on cultural/social values, if a celebrity matches some of those values, he/she aquires value because he/she becomes a representation of the valuable things in society/cuture, so people with money will invest in this celebrity because in this way they can offer this valuable person to society in hopes of making much more money, just as if they where offering a very valuable and usefull product. I might be wrong though.

09-09-2007, 05:19 AM	#4 (permalink)
Christian223 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 312	I learned something by personal experience, i work as a graphic designer, this is what i learned: I can work very hard for very little. I can work very tittle for very little. I can work very hard for very much. I can work very little for very much. All this things can happen, you just have to do the right thing to end there. I think its all about taking/looking for chances/oportunities and the nature of the job you choose, because there are jobs that wont make you much money, there are other jobs that put yourself in a unique position, actors are put in that unique position and so their value raises very much. Thats it, beign a popular actor guarantees much money, its the nature of the job, its like asking "what makes more money? selling fruits or selling diamonds?". I have a little theory that might be wrong, beign a celebrity is an industry that isnt necesarily focused on talent or technical skill, but its based on cultural/social values, if a celebrity matches some of those values, he/she aquires value because he/she becomes a representation of the valuable things in society/cuture, so people with money will invest in this celebrity because in this way they can offer this valuable person to society in hopes of making much more money, just as if they where offering a very valuable and usefull product. I might be wrong though.