Being a celebrity may protect one from consequences, that’s true. On the other hand, that celeb people are held in higher regard has partly to do with their taking a ‘bigger’ risk: Most celebrities could live well without further engaging themselves. They also don’t profit as much for themselves—the regular guy’s life next to him could change drastically upon any progress reached, while the celebrity himself could still live well without any progress whatsoever (and lose more by the backlash).
Maybe I’m thinking more of Kasparov than Ghandi, but well...
Being a celebrity may protect one from consequences, that’s true. On the other hand, that celeb people are held in higher regard has partly to do with their taking a ‘bigger’ risk: Most celebrities could live well without further engaging themselves. They also don’t profit as much for themselves—the regular guy’s life next to him could change drastically upon any progress reached, while the celebrity himself could still live well without any progress whatsoever (and lose more by the backlash).
Maybe I’m thinking more of Kasparov than Ghandi, but well...