15 Minutes of Fame and Today's Social Media

This is an English saying: 15 minutes of Fame.

In the West, for many years, a term has been used during sports. It is called a Streaker, or a Pitch Invader.

Now what is this pitch invader, and what does it have to do with fame?

In the Western world, pitch invasion has been going on for decades. Using different methods, people would run onto the field during a match of any sport (like cricket or football). Especially, the bigger and more important the match, the higher the chances of this happening.

Not only did people run onto the field, everyone tried to do something different. Some people came naked, some in strange clothes. There was even a woman in the 70s who was famous because she would invade the pitch, kiss different famous players and run away.

What was the point of all this? These people were also given strict punishments, like a ban on entering the stadium and fines of thousands of dollars. But they still didn’t stop.

Why? And what solution was found?

The point is clear: these people do all this only for a few minutes of fame. They want to show themselves on a big platform, and the stranger and more shocking their act, the more attention they get.

So what solution was found in the West?

A very simple one.

Don’t give such people attention. Make them feel like they don’t even exist. Whenever a pitch invader comes, he is not shown on TV, and the commentators don’t say anything about him. Most of the time, people watching on TV don’t even realise that something happened.

In the same way, these invaders are on social media today too. They come to anyone’s comment section or post to get naked.

If they get attention, their job is done. This post was written after one such streaker was rude to a teacher.

If there is any mistake in my language, please do correct me.