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CyberMacGyver ◴[] No.44510796[source]
One time they let her speak publicly it turned out to be a disaster. She never had any say and worst part is she was not even a good fall guy, it was clear who’s pulling the strings. The most immaterial and inconsequential hire ever.

I love all the replies on Twitter thanking her but during her time the valuation dropped 80% and they were suing advertisers for not advertising. Remarkably inept.

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sorcerer-mar ◴[] No.44510983[source]
It's weird that you say both she had no material power and also seem to imply the valuation drop and lawsuits were due to her ineptitude?

Anyway she volunteered to be a puppet for a man who is clearly off the rails and her legacy will forever be stained.

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1. npc_anon ◴[] No.44514958[source]
What legacy?

She's not a well known public figure. She ran the ad department at NBC. Is now very rich and at age 61, close enough to retirement age.

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2. recursive ◴[] No.44515381[source]
If you have enough money, any age can be retirement age. The whole concept of "retirement" is really for the working class anyway.
3. sorcerer-mar ◴[] No.44515556[source]
Do you not think someone who ran the ad department at NBC has a reputation?

"Legacy" doesn't mean "guy-on-the-street's perception of you."

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4. jazzyjackson ◴[] No.44515739[source]
?? I don't guess a guy on the street would have ever spared a thought for the head of NBC's ad department.
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5. npc_anon ◴[] No.44515934[source]
That's exactly what it does mean. If you're not famous, you have no legacy.
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6. pharrington ◴[] No.44515983{3}[source]
Legacy means having a lasting impact on society or culture. As another example, the average Joe Schmoe has no clue that Fabrice Bellard even exists, yet Bellard inarguably has one helluva legacy.

On the other hand, there are many people who are famous, but will probably leave no legacy.

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7. sorcerer-mar ◴[] No.44516240{3}[source]
That's the most npc thing I've ever heard.
8. sorcerer-mar ◴[] No.44516245{3}[source]
Correct, which does not mean she doesn't have a legacy.
9. npc_anon ◴[] No.44518632{4}[source]
True, one can not be famous but still have a lasting impact on society. This is not one of those cases.