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Beastie 03-02-2011 12:12 PM

Talented or Popular?
 
Inspired by a debate on this morning's Wright Stuff!

So which would you rather be? Talented or Popular?

And why?

Beastie 03-02-2011 12:16 PM

Mmm well I am neither of these 2 things but I clicked Talented. People can be fickle and like you one day but hate you the next. With most talents you will probably always have that talent? Unless you are a good singer but then one day you can't sing anymore :shocked:

I mean with talent you will be remember mainly for your talent. Rather than a forced character of yourself to make yourself more likeable. Take Oasis for example. I love Oasis, the first thing that pops into my head about them is their music. However some people don't like Noel or Liam Gallagher because they could appear "arrogant".

To be fair.. Simon Cowell is not even talented. He's just popular.

InOne 03-02-2011 12:19 PM

Only snobs could class Noel and Liam as arrogant :bored:

Lee. 03-02-2011 12:23 PM

Hmm.. I actually don't know! I'm fairly untalented.. no scrap that, I'm completely untalented and have always been envious of skilled artists and fantabulous dancers..

Popularity?.. hmmm.. hmmm.. I've always always been the type who genuinely doesn't give a flying feck what people think of me; I am who I am and if you like me great, if you don't then that's great too! However, I do think it''s important to have friends and witout bigging myself up too much, I do in general seem to be likeable...

So after all that, I still don't know what I'd rather be :conf:

I think maybe popular as popularity is going to encourage relationships/friendships whereas being able to dance my ass off and people think I'm a right twat could mean a pretty lonely existense!

SO yeahh.. popularity!

Beastie 03-02-2011 12:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by InOne (Post 4089481)
Only snobs could class Noel and Liam as arrogant :bored:

I don't. I find them funny. Especially the one who had a go at the Brit Awards. I was thinking of an example Joe Joe. I was trying to think of the majority of the public. I could be wrong though!

InOne 03-02-2011 12:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thebeast (Post 4089484)
I don't. I find them funny. Especially the one who had a go at the Brit Awards. I was thinking of an example Joe Joe. I was trying to think of the majority of the public. I could be wrong though!

I know you don't :tongue: People who like them often don't

joeysteele 03-02-2011 12:28 PM

The Gallaghers know they are talented and brought about the best ever group in the UK,its not arrogance to boast of success and people confuse pride in their achievements with arrogance which are 2 different things.

I chose I would rather be talented or have a talent than just be popular but what inevitably happens is to be talented brings popularity of varying degrees as well.
I think though overall, I would just rather be likeable and be liked for being me,that's hard enough to achieve.

Zippy 03-02-2011 12:28 PM

Well being liked and having a great personality is a talent. Probably the best talent you could ever have. Tons of people are not gonna show up at your funeral because you can play the flute brilliantly or run 100 metres in 10 secs.

Crimson Dynamo 03-02-2011 12:29 PM

talented earns respect

popular earns enemies

Chuck 03-02-2011 12:32 PM

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http://i51.tinypic.com/2h4e03p.jpg

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I's rather be popular and unpopular, to blindly believe I'm genuinely talented and make the most money i could possibly make by launching autobiographies, releasing singles and having my own reality show.

Niamh. 03-02-2011 12:40 PM

Talented definitely, I like my own space and time too much to be popular

Ninastar 03-02-2011 12:42 PM

Talented because it can get you places

Livia 03-02-2011 01:18 PM

Talented... because generally I dislike people so couldn't give a stuff about popularity.

GiRTh 03-02-2011 01:27 PM

Talented. Invariably most artists have to prositute their priciples for popularity which just would not sit well with me. All the acclaim and praise would mean nothing cuz I'd know what I had to do to get it.

Zippy 03-02-2011 01:46 PM

Shouldnt you be more specific about what you are talented at?

Some talents are useless. Popularity will always get you far in life.

lostalex 03-02-2011 02:09 PM

Well i'm already very popular. :) so i guess i'd like to next be recognized for my talent.

Jords 03-02-2011 02:44 PM

Talented, couldnt give a toss about popularity, infact the general bunch of 'popular' kids are a bunch of twats and Id hate to be 1 of them! :laugh:

Like me own bunch of mates, and a talent to show off would be cool. :)

Fetch The Bolt Cutters 03-02-2011 02:46 PM

neither :conf2:

seanraff07 03-02-2011 02:51 PM

If almost anyone else acted in the manner that Noel and Liam do, Liam inparticular, i'd say they are arrogant but cause it's Noel and Liam i just think they're cool as ****!

Stacey. 03-02-2011 03:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scott (Post 4089618)
neither :conf2:

This

But probably more popular if I had to chooser either

Niamh. 03-02-2011 03:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scott (Post 4089618)
neither :conf2:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stacey. (Post 4089661)
This

But probably more popular if I had to chooser either

the question is which would you rather be not which are you

cub 25-02-2011 10:02 PM

I'd rather be popular. If I was super-rich and successful - and hopefully stupid - I wouldn't care about being talented.

If I was talented and unappreciated I might become bitter.

I vote: Popular and die happy.

Kerry 25-02-2011 10:33 PM

Talented. Despise being the centre of attention and like my own space too much to have people by all the time or suchlike

Mystic Mock 25-02-2011 10:51 PM

talented as 1.you get money and 2.i would never know if i was really popular as people could be scared of me.

Kerry 25-02-2011 10:53 PM

This has just made me laugh actually. Are you suggesting none of us ARE talented and/or popular? :laugh:


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