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Re:Ask HN: a serious question... by brk on Monday June 20, 2011 @09:54AM (#2674141)
Probably for the same reasons people who can't carry a tune try to become the next Lady Gaga and people who can't act try to become the next Dustin Hoffman.

I think that people with mediocre talent have a tendency to look at someone else in the same talent genre and think "I can do that, it looks easy".

Re:Ask HN: a serious question... by jrsmith1279 on Monday June 20, 2011 @10:58AM (#2674416)
Lady Gaga is probably a bad example. She's actually a very talented vocalist. Unfortunately the music industry isn't about talent and her music is awful. She's also not "hot" so she has to rely on being weird to be successful. For the record - I hate Lady Gaga with a passion, but I do recognize that she IS talented and not some fake bimbo like Britney Spears who really can't carry a tune.
Re:Ask HN: a serious question... by brk on Monday June 20, 2011 @11:39AM (#2674628)
I wasn't implying she wasn't talented. I think she is an example of someone that people might think they can "easily" copy.