How People Interpret 15 mintues of fame

The statement that we discussed in class the other day was "Everyone has 15 minutes of fame." To me there are so many different ways to describe weather or not someone someone is famous. When I look at 15 minutes of fame I look at celebrities and athletes. In my mind those people are known worldwide. I believe someone needs to be considered famous for doing more good for the world rather than bad. However, there can be a number of different things that ordinary people can do. For example, posting YouTube videos of something they have done, or saving someone’s life and getting on the news. That is something people all over the world can recognize and appreciate. People that do get their fame for doing something crazy like for example being a serial killer also falls in the category of this. To me though you have more people saying those people are crazy rather than they are well known for what they had done. As we grow older though I feel that people start to change their interpretation of what being famous really means. For example, I felt back in high school it was a big deal to be in the town’s newspaper. Now I realize that is small potatoes and really wouldn’t consider that a big deal now. For people though that don’t leave their small town habitat they may feel like this is still a like that is their 15 minutes of fame. What I am trying to say is people may interpret this in many different ways depending on their upbringing, environment, and what they exposed to in the world.