Country Joe MacDonald<\/a> who passed away. Have I heard his name? Probably. Would I consider him some sort of legend or icon? Eh….<\/p>\nIt’s all about the click-through rates, no doubt. When the name is known, people will click to learn more. When the name is kinda known, maybe<\/em>, the key is to hype up the person’s fame to get us to click through to find out more.<\/p>\nI wonder if there’s a scoring algorithm for the dividing line, or if it’s still a gut feeling by an editor somewhere.<\/p>\n
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