It is correct to be skeptical of people who parlay their fame in one domain into another. The most powerful man in the US right now is just a reality TV star.

At best, it allows "celebrities" to hop into any domain of their choosing without any real qualification or having earned their way in that particular field.

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snowwrestler 7 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Not just fame and celebrity. Any major success occurs within a certain narrow context, and when people stray outside that context they are not necessarily going to be better than anyone else. There are plenty of examples of business leaders, scientists, etc who tried to hop domains and fell on their faces.

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bdangubic 7 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

what qualification does one need to be US President (besides being born in the US and of certain age)? celebrities certainly won’t be doing any open heart surgeries anytime soon :) so there are things you absolutely do not need any qualitications for (Actor/Actress, US President) and there those you do (Surgeon, Attorney…)

	▲	chickensong an hour ago \| parent \| next [-]
		You need to be rich and well connected.
	▲	squigz 4 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		The idea that you shouldn't need qualifications - which, might I add, is not the same as certification - to be the President of The United States is a wild one.

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thaumasiotes 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> The most powerful man in the US right now is just a reality TV star.

That's a strange characterization; he was famous across the country before there was even a concept of "reality TV".

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e40 an hour ago | parent [-]

He was known by an order of magnitude more people after he became a reality tv star.

	▲	bnjms an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Right. He parlayed his fame into reality stardom. I added it’s a word way to put it. He became more famous generally but he was already known to NY and powerful people.