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What does it mean?
If fairness existed, Elvis would still be alive and his imitators would have disappeared.
In plain terms
Fairness would keep Elvis alive and no impersonators.
What can you take from it?
We often wish iconic figures could have lived longer.

Where it applies

  • discussing cultural loss
  • debating the impact of fame

Putting it to work

  • creating tribute performances
  • archiving original works

Questions to consider

  • Why do we imagine that legends should never die?
  • What does this say about our relationship with fame?

Another view

The statement is a hypothetical that ignores natural lifespan.

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