![]() Today, we’re going to focus on a 10 absurdly famous, almost mythic people (much more famous than Kissinger) who are yet in a lot of people’s Zone 2 (and maybe even a few in Zone 1)-when you finish the post, they should all be in your (and my) Zone 3, and you’ll be safe. But most people reach full adulthood with a still-crowded Zone 2, and names that are referenced all the time should ideally not be in Zone 2. Zone 1 is by far the most dangerous, and as you get older, there are fewer and fewer big names there (I was 18 during the Kissinger Catastrophe-18-year-olds tend to have a lot of big names in Zone 1). To break it down further, here’s where you can fall when it comes to a famous name: There are some names in everyone’s Danger Zone. Throughout your life, you fill in more and more of the gaps, but no matter who you are, you have some embarrassing gaps somewhere. And you learn about these people in a variety of ways-school, parents, books, articles, movies, etc.-but the system isn’t airtight. There’s no feeling quite like it.īut wipe that fucking grin off your face, because here’s the thing about famous historical people-there are a lot of them. I was in a “I somehow don’t know who this incredibly famous person is and I’m about to be horribly exposed for it” situation. My heart sank as I looked at the words “Henry Kissinger” written on the paper I was holding. “Humphrey Bogart!” one person yelled out. “I think he’s a famous old actor,” I said, during a game I play with friends where you have to get your team to say a name you’re reading on a slip of paper that they can’t see. The memory is from 14 years ago, but it stings like it was yesterday. ![]()
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