15-06-2003 14:17									#1
	Would you rather be a famous scientist or a famous director Lose 30 kilos (of popups)

I used director in place of playwright. I ask this because I came accross this quote while reading discover magazine

"Even if I could be Shakespeare, I think that I would still choose to be Faraday"- Aldous Huxley

Is he saying he'd rather be a scientist in place of Shakespeare? I thought that was kind of odd, though not too odd. But he is a novelist after all, so that did seem strange.

I only choose Shakespeare because I'm surey he got a lot more ***** than Faraday . Sure faraday had scientific advances that changed the world, but somebody would have came up with those eventually. Really all you are getting is your name on things, and recognition for your intelligence.

I'd trade fame in the academic world and take fame in the popular world.

In any case I decided to include more options in my poll. I was only going to include two, but I've expanded that to 10.

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	15-06-2003 14:24									#2
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Scientist, or Rock Star.

Don't care for the others.

	15-06-2003 14:25									#3
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I chose director over rock star. call me crazy. but you can still get plenty of chicks throwing themselves at you- and better quality too.

	15-06-2003 14:26									#4
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I think I'd rather be a famous scientist.

	15-06-2003 14:34									#5
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quote: Originally posted by Dissident I chose director over rock star. call me crazy. but you can still get plenty of chicks throwing themselves at you- and better quality too.

But direction is so tedious, so boring.

Rock Star is all about fun.

	15-06-2003 20:05									#6
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of course scientist

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	15-06-2003 20:19									#7
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I wouldn't like to be hated by a large group of people, so politician and famous lawyer are out.

I would rather be a famous scientist than a writer, but since that wasnt an option I picked writer.

But being a rock star or famous athlete would be cool too.

	15-06-2003 20:22									#8
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I'd like to be a progressive public figure. Perhaps an elected official that brings change to a currently corrupt American system. Teddy Roosevelt is probably the model I'd like to follow. I'd like to be remembered as a tough, straight talking individual who took on corrupt business and political entities and won. And perhaps someone who helped bring in peace to war-torn areas and someone who stopped the excessive and belligerent global arms sales.

	15-06-2003 20:30									#9
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Either a war hero or a rock star. I like accapella more than rock though. I was even the front man in an accapella band.

	15-06-2003 21:13									#10
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i'd rather be a deity.

	15-06-2003 22:42									#11
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Director. Films, not plays. Rock Star is a close second, but it's just not as comprehensively creative I think.

	15-06-2003 22:52									#12
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Famous scientist is nice, but there's no lack of knowledge and technology in this world. What we need is a change of certain fundamental values of people, so that'd be a writer or a powerful politician. I chose politician because I can effect the changes directly, rather through the hands of other people. Actually I'd rather be a great political activist more, but there's no such choice.

	15-06-2003 23:29									#13
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Nuts to fame. Why would I want fame when I so manifestly hate people? As long as we're dreaming I want to be wealthy but obscure. As for famous people getting more chicks, women are a pain in the rear to keep happy and more than one would be a greater-than-worthwhile trouble.

	16-06-2003 00:15									#14
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I picked director/writer/playwright, I'd also add composer/artist to those three. these are the people that seem to be remembered thru the ages. Most of the rest are "what have you do for me lately" type deals, your only as good as your current achievement.

	16-06-2003 00:23									#15
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I chose director/writer/playwrite, half because that'd be cool, half because its the closest to actor.

	16-06-2003 00:25									#16
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Infamous criminal! I chose that because it's the job that requires the most skill.

	16-06-2003 00:32									#17
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Powerfull politician.
Then all of you shall look upon me and despair! hahahahahaha

I mean, love and bunnies for all....

	16-06-2003 00:42									#18
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oh, I didn't see the other options! Then, it's a close call between Scientist and Politician or rockstar, for fun.

Btw, this depends on what level are we speaking. On a "Very High" level, politician wins, hands down, you're both much more famous than your counterparts at the same level, and have a greater impact on the world. On a "One of History's Finest" level, I think Scientist and Politician are still 2nd, and 1st, but the gap is smaller. Everyone knows about Einstein and Newton, but who's the latest Nobel Prize in physics winner? dunno. I do know about lots of leaders, even though they're somewhat insignificant, and I obviously know a lot more OHF figures that were in politics.

	16-06-2003 00:43									#19
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Powerfull politician, it's like being an infamous criminal except that you don't have to actually do anything, people will just dump money in your pockets

Also a plus is that I would be hated by a large group of people

	16-06-2003 01:03									#20
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I wna be a famous scientist and discover some formula where they have to use my name in it and then my letter for the variable. which happens to make no sense w/ what it actually is. thereby pissing off college students for the rest of eternity.

	16-06-2003 01:04									#21
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Infamous criminals get sexier ladies than politicians though.

	16-06-2003 01:05									#22
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Evil dictator with WMD for me

However, scientist would be ok too