Oddbean new post about login | logout If you ask people "who is the most famous basketball player of all times?" what will they say? Please do not answer who you think is the best player, that is irrelevant (and obviously it's Michael Jordan).
Most likely they would think about their contemporary basked player figure that is all over the place. For me was MJ, kids nowadays would probably think about Lebron James or some other. Then, it all comes down to make a PMV video with “In the End” by linkin park, making Michael and Lebron fight to see how’s the real shit
Let's settle this https://pollerama.fun/respond/d9594c3a48b8d600af4e1ec7eb9e554460c6c78f6bdbb6c6d6086c4fd63da0de nostr:nevent1qqs280964sqke4cn3jleld8cddl92m95lcdwqgrrcte8jr6jxh2la5sppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qgsrhuxx8l9ex335q7he0f09aej04zpazpl0ne2cgukyawd24mayt8grqsqqqqqp8wte0m
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 🏀
I mean obviously… although not the best co-pilot 🤣 https://image.nostr.build/65c9ce7c05ec14805fd247f40d5aff456eda38cf37a5634703d067fc71462af3.jpg
mj is both. I can't think of anyone else thst has mass appeal to the largest audience whether a ball fan or not. whether young or old.
MJ spans different generations. Dr J, Magic, Kareem was Boomer's prime time... MJ is Gen X/Milennials. Lebron/Steph is Milennials/Gen Z... So it's MJ. Esp. once you factor in Space Jam, Nike Air Jordan's, his documentary etc. Tougher question would be Football/Soccer player.
Other the Alan Turing who is the best cryptographer is all time. 🤣🫡
Schelling. He played point.
"All time" claims often really mean "in living memory." Take the Beatles being called the most famous band ever. Few under 20 feel that way now, and their descendants likely won't either. Similarly, in the future, only basketball history buffs will care about Michael Jordan, much like how Wilt Chamberlain is remembered today.
