Well, it’s kind of hard to define, which was why I was intentionally vague, but to my mind, I was definitely including whoever has direct power over a lot of people—like when I listed politicians, CEOs, teachers, police, etc.

But I think the nature of that “power” counts as well. Because there could be people with a platform that is equal to or less than a comedian’s, but they might still be more influential simply because people know to take them seriously or look at them as a viable authority figure.