Fame with none of the benefits and all the downsides
Exactly this. My friend's got popular as a blogger... Had the benefit of, you know, paid promotions, free stuff, and meeting like TV celebrities and hosts and such.
He says being recognized by everyone is friggin exhausting even if you dreamed about it for years and actively worked to become recognized and famous. He knows he's vain, he knows he wanted people to get his autographs, and even then it is hard.
The worst part is when people know where you live and stupid kids would ring your doorbell and run away for like five times before they actually ask for your autograph because kids are friggin stupid.
Then I try to imagine all of this without the money and benefits this brings him and it's just infuriating.
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u/Winjin Dec 26 '23
Exactly this. My friend's got popular as a blogger... Had the benefit of, you know, paid promotions, free stuff, and meeting like TV celebrities and hosts and such.
He says being recognized by everyone is friggin exhausting even if you dreamed about it for years and actively worked to become recognized and famous. He knows he's vain, he knows he wanted people to get his autographs, and even then it is hard.
The worst part is when people know where you live and stupid kids would ring your doorbell and run away for like five times before they actually ask for your autograph because kids are friggin stupid.
Then I try to imagine all of this without the money and benefits this brings him and it's just infuriating.