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JForrestQ
I'd rather be Socrates than Miley Cyrus.
Rocketman36
Or you could be Hitler instead of being Bill Murray
Jeremy
Why, he's dead.
paintpuff
or van gogh, who was treated like shit everywhere, but created beauty or james cameron, known worldwide for stunning films. why'd you have to look on the bad side. i mean really.
Wouter de Maijer
I know what Im capable off (blue ppl)
James
I can't get paid in the after-life.
Xerun
If I go down in history books its given that I was famous in my lifetime.
maxwell1981
Or you could be Galileo instead of Justin Bieber.
Rahma Anderson
“...they say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time.” - Banksy
GareBear
Being remembered forever is pretty much the goal of my life. What's the point if you're just going to be forgotten once you die? Screw that, I'm going to go down in the history books.
Jake
Whats the point in being remembered? What will it accomplish? All it means is that when you no longer exist, an name will be remembered, you will know nothing about it, it will be as if you were forgotten to you.
abarnybox
What you're saying is that without other people's approval your life has no worth...that's depressing
Demon1981
I dont care what happens after I die
xereeto
I don't give a damn about what happens on Earth when I'm DEAD
Nathan
whats the point of being famous when you're dead?
warface363
well, it never said that it would be the GOOD famous or history, everyone just assumed. it could be bad as well. do YOU want to be remembered in the history books as the man/woman who led a crusade to wipe all people of one color from the face of the earth? or began world war 3?
Max Miller
yes
rubberlikewalrus
still people will remember you as that one guy who kicked ass and took some names
Divinity
PUUUUUUUSSSSSSSSSSYYYYY
TheDoctor
I'm a time traveler, i can do both
kentonh
Knowing is half the battle.
SAUCY SCOTSMAN
What's the point of being famous if you can't reap the benefits?
Jack Elliot
heroes get remembered but legends never die.
kyliecarefree
Who cares about fame when you're dead?
Crissy
Tell that to Elvis Presley or any other famous people who are dead, but still very popular today
Jake
Crissy, that's the point, they can't give a shit, they're dead.
Jason Doherty
Ye crissy ill tell all the DEAD famous people
Conrad
lol after im dead i dont really care what people think
Jeremy
I don't give a shit what people think of me when I'm dead. Let me be famous and rich now.
Divinity
HITLER NAPOLEON STALIN ..WE IS DONE ....OH AND JESUS MOTHERFUCKING CHRIST BITCHES O:
jessica
being famous in this generation would be rubbish. i'd hate to be followed around.
NietTheSecond
Just a question, but how could be go down in the "History books" and NOT be famous as well in this lifetime...?
7r3v0r13
People pay more attention to lady gaga then George Washington
CptHomer
You only live approx 74 years, and then completely erased from history books. Noone will ever know that you existed or if you did anything good. Or you could live a normal life and have done something worth being remembered for. Just look at Miley Cyrus - who gives a fuck about her when she's dead? Then look at Nelson Mandela.
Jason Doherty
Who cares you're DEAD!!!! Retard alert /\
Mikayla
I'd rather live the fame (and usually fortune) and have my fleeting moment of popculture, than have kids unhappily be forced to learn about me in school.
gmixer
I might have been like Hitler if this actually happened... but at least people would teach about me!
Darth Vader
I already went down in history... As the destroyer of princes Leia's home planet. B*tch
daniel
famous
Unicyclist
justin bieber will be forgotten in 10 years, but christopher columbus will be immortal
Anna Step
You obviously have to do something really famous to go down in the history books:)
wassboss
Who says I can't do both.
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Jason Doherty
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Johan Nygaard Vinther
You die twice: When you die, and the last time someone says your name.
N3VVRmiNd
History is boring. Pop culture is fun. WHy be remembered when you're dead? It won't matter anymore than the present...
Kuusou
Being remembered is fairly useless. But being famous would give me opportunities within this lifetime that most people would never experience.
VSpartan
Picked history books. Never liked history, but I respect 80% of the people in those books and so many have learned and bettered themselves based on those people. Being famous now... what good has Hollywood ever done us aside from The Avengers and Iron Man?
overtherainbow
You could be an amazing scientist, politician, philosopher, etc.
Desta Kassahun
If I'm dead, why the hell would I care if I get famous. I rather have the treatment when I am alive and enjoy it.
youat2inthemorning
what if you were known forever because you were famous!
Brendan
I would argue that, as JForrestQ mentioned, Socrates has done more for humanity than Sheryl Crow with her 1 ply of toilet paper bulls**t.
theTexan
If you are famous now you will most likely end up somewhere in the history books. And it nevers says you were a great philosopher.
_____________
So tough. I'm going to flip flop on this one. Use my celebrity to enact everlasting change? That's cheating, huh.
UseThisToAddressMe
These options aren't mutually exclusive.
Kate
I mean, it really depends what I'd be in the history books for. I could be some badass for kicking hitler in the balls or I could be some boring person kids complain about when they have to study them.
Jacky Wang
What's the point of going down in the history books if you don't get to enjoy it?
YouFailin3D
I'd rather be famous for changing the current world, because the current world is more fucked than before.
Tupelo
Why not both?
Whovian121
cant i be so famous in this life that ill go down in the history books
yuki
Why do you want to be in the history books? You're dead, it's better to enjoy fame when you live than people know about you when you're dead. You'll never know that you are famous
Harley Quinn
When you're dead you don't know you're famous so it's better to witness it when you're alive
Jeffrey
Why would I care if I was dead? In fact, I don't think I could care even if I wanted to due to the fact that I am deceased.
Katie
Why would I put some kids through the torture of learning about my life?
Goku
I want my money now.
SnicklePoo#FU
If you're famous during this lifetime you'd eventually go down in the history books!