On: Why Do Famous People Get Paid $250k to Give a Speech?

[thomasahle]

Well this is exactly what fta is about. People also give this kind of money to famous non politicians.

[coldtea → thomasahle]

>Well this is exactly what fta is about

No, tfa explicitly downplays this.

>People also give this kind of money to famous non politicians.

Only famous non-politicians have interesting and specific things to say (e.g. someone like Malcom Gladwell, etc). Few care what a politician has to say, after all they hear what they have to say all the time, in interviews, public statements, campaign speeches, etc.

[crdoconnor → coldtea]

>Only famous non-politicians have interesting and specific things to say (e.g. someone like Malcom Gladwell, etc)

Malcolm Gladwell is paid to be a presentable face for the tobacco, banking and pharma industries:

http://shameproject.com/profile/malcolm-gladwell-2/

[coldtea → crdoconnor]

AND also sells millions of books to people who just want to read what he says.

[lx0741 → thomasahle]

Maybe because they influence the people who vote