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by axod 6022 days ago
"But, that’s the price you pay for being a public persona with fans."

Srsly? Public Persona? with fans...? Who? Maybe that bit was meant tongue in cheek. I really hope so.
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jcl 6022 days ago
From the numbers, we can conclude that Zed is at least somewhat awesome:

http://top.searchyc.com/domains_by_average_points

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axod 6022 days ago
Within the niche of HN which is in itself a niche of 'tech'.

OK, point conceded. These people are truly 'famous' :/

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olefoo 6022 days ago
In the future everyone will be famous for 15 minutes. -- A. Warhol

Clay Shirky updated that with "In the future everyone will be famous to 15 people."

It is obviously more complex than that, but Zed Shaw probably has a nationwide Q rating higher than your local newsreader for your local broadcast television channel.

So, for some values of 'famous', yes.

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