Blog Post 2

Timothy Caulfield  and John Comonitski both discuss the impact celebrities have on people. Comonitski focuses mostly on how YouTubers and social media influencers impact children. Caulfield talks a little about the impact of celebrities on children, but mostly focuses on the American population as a whole. They both point out that Americans, especially children, have a desire to become famous, and that fame looks easy to achieve. 

A big difference in the videos are the main point each speaker is trying to make. Comonitski's main point is that we should monitor what YouTubers our children are watching. While some are great role models, they don't come from corporations with lawyers, so they have to hold themselves accountable, and are in charge of the content they are posting. Not all YouTubers are posting age-appropriate videos for children, and YouTube doesn't censor content like television does. Caulfield's main point is that many people think fame will solve their problems and make them happy, but this isn't true. He talks about how fame would make any problems you have worse. Another point he makes is that becoming famous is nearly impossible, and is an unreasonable dream to have.

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  1. pattersonSeptember 20, 2021 at 4:27 PM

    When kids grow up watching Youtube, they see very interesting thing and some think of becoming a you-tuber. They think it's an easy job, but they don't see the bad, because no one is just willing going show the bad things that go on behind the scenes. Very few people become famous because everyone wants to be famous because they see it as a easy way to make money and become popular.

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