That's the differential, though, isn't it?

…d politicians, CEOs, teachers, police, etc.

But I think the nature of that “power” counts as well. Because there could be people with a platform that is equal to or less than a comedian’s, but they might still be more influential simply because people know to take them seriously or look at them as a viable authority figure.
Well, it’s kind of hard to define, which was why I was intentionally vague, but to my mind, I was…
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Martin Vidal
Anthony Eichberger
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Jul 6, 2024
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That's the differential, though, isn't it? How big is a person's platform? How many people do they reach? How much of their audience takes them seriously?
Hiding behind the excuse of "Oh, but I'm just a COMEEEEEDIAN!" shouldn't erase those other more salient variables.
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