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tetoffens t1_itk3m7m wrote

Reply to comment by makemydame in TIL that the famous author Thomas Pynchon has avoided publicity during his fifty-year career to the point that almost all known photos of him are from the 1950s. However, he voiced himself in two episodes of The Simpsons, where his dialogue consisted entirely of puns on the titles of his books. by IHad360K_KarmaDammit

What? He's one of the most respected authors of the last century. You not knowing of him well doesn't mean others don't. I'd wager more people would be able to tell you he is an author than would be able to name any of his works, so essentially the opposite of what you said.

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makemydame t1_itkjan3 wrote

Could you pick him our from a line-up?

Part of 'fame' is being 'recognisable'

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Smartnership t1_itl5qqa wrote

“Banksy isn’t famous.”

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makemydame t1_itl6dcj wrote

Banksy has a public persona.

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Smartnership t1_itl9z7d wrote

Could you pick him out of a line-up?

I heard that part of 'fame' is being 'recognisable'

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makemydame t1_itladu1 wrote

So Banksy isn't famous.

We're getting into essentially substence theory here.

I'll revert back to my original comment.

The work is famous, the person isn't

E Why the block if you think you're winning the argument? Pathetic

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Smartnership t1_itlcatp wrote

You’ve painted yourself into a philosophical corner.

Since “Banksy isn’t famous,” you surely didn’t get the reference and had to look up “Banksy.”

Take the L, move along.

Best wishes.

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