Fame
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Brooks: Most people who achieve fame become less happy
“And fame, by the way, is the worst because fame is the only one of the goals that you can only ever be happy in spite of. And you have to, so most people who get famous, they become less happy because of the fame.”
Muller: Achieving celebrity fame leads exclusively to public scrutiny and downfall tracking
“Once you achieve fame or notoriety or whatever, it's over. It is over because all they're waiting for now is for you to fuck up.”
Brooks: Fame is the only idol you can only be happy in spite of
“Fame is the only one of those you can only ever be happy in spite of.”
Hayes: Social Media Democratizes the Psychological Madness of Fame
“The reason fame makes people go crazy is because we're not conditioned properly to deal with social attention from strangers. What we have done is democratize the madness of fame for everyone. Now everyone can have an inflow of social attention from strangers …”
Alain de Botton: Fame fails to deliver promised love and respect
“Fame generally doesn't deliver on its promises because, you know, what the fame seeking person wants is, is love, respect, dignity, and what they find instead is envy, insecurity backlash, etc.”
Housel: The Sweet Spot of Fame Is a Notable Name Without a Recognizable Face
“If you can't go to the grocery store without being recognized, that's a terrible thing. That's when your fame starts to go downhill and just becomes a liability. So I think if you can have a notable name, but people still don't recognize you at the grocery sto…”
Gary Vaynerchuk: Money and fame only expose and accelerate personal character
“All that money and fame do, Harry, is exposes who you actually are. It just accelerates your truth.”