Most of these reality show people serve no other purpose than to amuse the viewers and make money. Sure, they have fans, get followed by paparazzi, and show up on blog sites and in magazines, but at the end of the day that’s all most of them are for. People ogle them if they are attractive, and then they laugh at them, mock them, use stories about them for filler or page hits, sell their merchandise or services, and then when they are no longer interesting, they forget about them and move on to the next one. Yes, it’s fame, but it’s not the kind of fame you’re talking about, and it’s been around for a long, long time.