Internet fame is neither universally desired nor reliably sustainable.
Evidence
Becoming a meme personality, going viral, or attaining internet celebrity does not appeal to everyone (as in the case of Ridiculously Photogenic Guy who has retreated into oblivion) nor is it on the cards for everyone who may desire it (as in the case of Bad Luck Brian’s failure to sustain his viability). For Heidi Yeh, the unwitting virality of her internet fame has changed her life far more drastically. — Crystal Abidin, Internet Celebrity, 183
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Viral meme fame can be non-consensual, damaging, and unmanageable by the subject. — Crystal Abidin, Internet Celebrity: Understanding Fame…, 182; Internet celebrity includes non-human formats and spans fame or infamy — Crystal Abidin, Internet Celebrity: Understanding Fame…, 92; Internet fame remains dependent on audience preferences and requires escalating self-disclosure (+2 more)
Broader Connections
- Internet fame remains dependent on audience preferences and requires escalating self-disclosure
#complicates(0.80) - Internet celebrity includes non-human formats and spans fame or infamy
#expands(0.75) — Crystal Abidin, Internet Celebrity, 92 - Non-celebrities lack the resilience that fame traditionally builds over time
#expands(0.75) — Alice E. Marwick, Status Update, 362