Over rated or under rated??

Somebody once asked me, “Do you think celebs are overrated or underrated?”
Well…
“To say that a celeb is overrated undermines the value and effort he/she puts into his/her work as well as the quality and influence of his/her work; to say that a celeb is underrated places excessive importance on his/her status. ”
is all I can say.
There is no overrated or underrated. Only thing certain is: A celeb is subject to rating and judgement. In fact to some extent, everyone of us is subject to rating and judgement. Just as we are also the source. I think the more important question to ask is, “Whether overrated or underrated, is it fair or not?” Again, there is no definitive answer to this question.
Be it overrated or underrated, fair or unfair, it lies with the one doing the rating, not the one rated. One still goes about one’s work the same way, with as much pride, dignity, and professionalism. Nothing really changes. The world still goes round, in the same unaffected manner. Everything else that happens outside the individual remains outside the individual and external to the individual. There is “everything” and there is “everything else”.
At the end of the day, what matters. “Celeb” is a term, just like ”manager”, “director”, “doctor”, placed on an individual going about his/her job. It does not matter overrated or underrated, but the respect deserving of, afforded, and essential to any individual.
Respect is the word. For others. But more importantly, for oneself.
“Celeb” is a frivolous term; I don’t think of myself as a “celeb” first and foremost.
So…
“Do you think you are overrated or underrated?”
is the question I pose back to you.