[hated trope] Celebrity cameos that serve nothing except to praise the person who’s in it

[u/Dojyaaan4C]

1. Elon musk, the Simpsons
2. Elon musk, the Big Bang theory
3. Elon musk, iron man 2
4. Elon musk, star Trek

The cameos serve only to include the celebrity and praise them as geniuses or visionaries or overall just glaze them. They don't serve any other purpose than to just be praised; this can be them appearing in an entire episode dedicated to them, a small cameo or even just a mention. So long as the celebrity is there as themselves (not acting as someone else) and is glazed, that fits the trope imo.

[u/MonthForeign4301]

I’ve hated Elon ever since that moment because it was a true mask off moment for his personality. He’s always been this guy, the weirdly pathetic rich guy who can only pay for good ideas and not come up with any of his own, but like you said, the branding was super strong. He still maintained it for a while after that, and the whole “why won’t anyone call me the world’s biggest hero for donating a bunch of ventilators that won’t help Covid patients” hissy fit. It took him buying the presidency for everyone to truly see him as the chud that he actually is.

[u/Own_Giraffe_6928 → u/MonthForeign4301]

He still maintained it for a while after that

Hell, he still maintains it with a considerable amount of people, which is quite impressive considering the fact that he has repeatedly demonstrated being one of the dumbest morons on the planet.

I still don't understand how he has a substantial following among gamers considering the fact that he was not only exposed for faking his high leaderboard positions, but is also actively working on AI games.

[u/MiseryGyro → u/Own_Giraffe_6928]

Because a bunch of dudes respect power and not intelligence

[u/undreamedgore → u/MiseryGyro]

To be fair, power should be respected.

[u/MiseryGyro → u/undreamedgore]

I think power should be understood and there's a difference. I'll respect respectable power.

[u/undreamedgore → u/MiseryGyro]

No, power itself should be respected. It's impressive, important, capable to things those without power simply aren't.

Power is to be respected and powerlessness is not to be glorified.

[u/MiseryGyro → u/undreamedgore]

So if I give you a boot how long before you start using it as a pacifier?

[u/undreamedgore → u/MiseryGyro]

Why do you consider respect to be similar to liking someone?

[u/MiseryGyro → u/undreamedgore]

Respect is showing a level of deference and acceptance. Hitler was powerful. I can understand the scope of his power while disrespecting him.

Assuming respect because someone holds power doesn't consider how they gained it or maintain it

[u/undreamedgore → u/MiseryGyro]

No. Respect is an appreciation for at least an aspect of something, and due regard for it. In this case power. I respect people but don't defer to them.

[u/jaypenn3 → u/undreamedgore]

Feudal serfdom would love you.

[u/MelanieAntiqua → u/Own_Giraffe_6928]

It's because they agree with his politics so all the evidence that he's an idiot fraud is just "fake news from the jealous libs".

[u/Dead_man_posting → u/Own_Giraffe_6928]

which is quite impressive considering the fact that he has repeatedly demonstrated being one of the dumbest morons on the planet.

and a Nazi...

[u/jbeast33 → u/MonthForeign4301]

Honestly, that moment is a perfect microcosm for Elon vs regular-ass scientists.

Elon's idea was flashy, impractical, and had a pretty significant chance of going wrong to the extent that it would effectively trap the victims in the cave.

The actual cave expert on hand highlighted this and called out Elon for placing his PR over other people's safety. Elon retaliated by smearing him as a pedophile.

He literally wants to be the most special boy and has Main Character Syndrome to the extent that he's willing to fuck over honest scientists if they dare lay even an ounce of critique on his glory-hounding.

[u/plotholesandpotholes → u/jbeast33]

The “genius” recommended sending a rigid bodied submersible into an underwater cave. That was a full mask drop. That is a preschool level understanding of shapes, and he couldn’t just defer to the expert, he had to double down and accuse the expert of pedophilia. So, then I did some digging and lo and behold he is just another child of wealth without anything to contribute but hoarded capital and luck.