nobodies

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The film, though set 70 years in the past, is intentional about mirroring the way we now encounter fascinating strangers on social media, where huge stars with millions of followers are nobodies to everyone else.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

"We are very proud of this! We are nobodies, we have no money, nothing!"

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2025

Over the decades, amateurs have beaten pros, nobodies have beaten somebodies.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2024

A small group of nobodies on TikTok saying dumb shit is not a viral trend that necessitates mass hysteria in response.

From Slate • Nov. 16, 2023

He thought of the burial mounds that dotted the Chinese countryside — the small mounds for nobodies, the big mounds for big shots.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen