just saw a post about not treating Hatsune Miku like a real celebrity because Miku is an instrument and you should credit the actual creator of the song

and it got me back into one of my decades-old bad moods about how the celebrities who get attention are almost NEVER the ones who actually created a thing.

including when they’re humans who put some actual skill and work into being “the instrument,” but the creator put in the creation, and gets ignored

singers get more attention than songwriters. actors get more attention than scriptwriters. sports players get more attention than the coaches who plan their strategies

authors of books i guess get the right amount of attention, in the rare case that the book doesn’t vanish into total obscurity. until the book gets a movie made, and then the people who even know there is a book become a tiny minority and it’s all about the actors again

but then with some other things it’s the opposite. generals who led battles are remembered more than the soldiers who fought them. CEOs of companies, leaders of organizations, get more attention than those doing the everyday work there

what’s the difference between the two kinds? not sure. is it whether it’s glamorous? whether it’s useful? whether it’s beautiful? whether it’s real?

anyway this got me thinking some more about how Bonnie MacBird does not get nearly the credit she ought to get for creating TRON

and this is a film where i LOVE all the actors and think their work is a huge part of why the movie is good! …but still.

I mean okay Steven Lisberger actually does get a decent amount of recognition too. because he was the main creator behind figuring out how to make this story into a visually awesome movie with cutting-edge technology.

Bonnie MacBird came up with the plot and characters, and… ok. I think maaaaaaybe I am in the minority for being someone who primarily likes Tron for the plot and characters.

…whatever.