Fame
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Fame
From a practical distance, achieving public success scanned to me as belonging, which is ironic, because what I’m talking about is actually separation: an elevation of my own standing above the crowd. This must be one of the most common misapprehensions about fame, while somehow also being the most cliché.
via Haley Nahmam
The peak of my influence was also the peak of my misery.
August Lamm • My Year of Tech and Relaxation by August Lamm
very common
“I think everybody should get rich and famous and do everything they ever dreamed of so they can see that it's not the answer.”
Jim Carrey • A quote by Jim Carrey
Microfame is the best kind of fame, because it combines an easier task (be famous to fewer people) with a better outcome (be famous to the right people).
-Byrne Hobart
“Style is what you do with what is wrong with you.”
Many people would rather be hated than unknown. In Ancient Greece, Herostratus burned down the Temple of Artemis purely so he’d be remembered. Now we have “nuisance influencers” who stream themselves committing crimes and harassing people purely for clout.
Gurwinder • 30 Useful Principles
“You retard socially and emotionally the moment you become famous. Your experience of the world is never the same.” -Matt Damon
when Elon is asked during a business summit on how someone could emulate him, he replies “I’d be careful what you wish for…I’m not sure how many people would actually like to be me…the amount that I torture myself is next level, frankly
On Elon Musk