We have a BFF who wants, more than anything else, to be famous. Not famous for anything. But that seems pretty obvious on reflection.
I can understand whole heartedly wanting to be rich. It’s make life easier and I could buy a lot of books, see the world and offset the carbon. It’d be pretty awesome. But I can’t understand wanting to be famous. Being a respected author/politician /psychologist would be pretty nice, but I wanted want to be famous for being racist in a house full of idiots or showing my minge to the camera.
Anyway, that’s beside the point. Let’s work this out logically. Why does she want to be famous? Because he wants people to like him. That must mean he’s insecure. Check. None of these new saint/deity things seem to be overly happy though. Look at Briters or that wife of the that guy.
Also, the dear old tube makes it seem like an awesome game. Money, sex, love, attention. Awesome. It’s very much a new kind of religion and she’s a good little devote. It all makes sense from a economic point of view. Celebrity sells a lot of things from books and DVDs to clothes and hair care products. She does buy a lot of the latter two!
And she watches a lot of TV. So that’s the method. Plus, our dear friends quite wealthy. We have motive, stimulus, ability and…and what? That’s the bit I don’t get. Lots of people are dissatisfied with their lives. Aspiring to being some Braglina, Britney or what have you type creature makes sense. So why do only certain people get like that? Low intelligence? Hope not. Parental neglect? Doubt it (Doesn’t that make people violent criminals or something (or nothing)) .
Wanting to achieve is nothing negative, but is the only type of achievement the one that gets you on the front of a glossy mag? Only one other girl in my year wants to be a writer (Me too of course, darling) and she doesn’t seem to write. Can’t think of a single doctor wannabe.
What I want to know though is just why? Why does it seem appealing to be up their on the stage? I’m not trying to be holier than thou (I anit) and I know I’m pretentious. I’d just like to know why all this energy and money can’t be spent on something else. It doesn’t have to be saving the world or any subdivisions of it. Just maybe a book that makes you think, a plane ticket to somewhere fun or maybe even a cup of tea. If none of that appeals maybe one could save for ones later years?
Nothing really gets me like people not thinking. Thinks can and do suck sometimes, but it’s better if you think about it. More satisfying for most of my nearest and dearest anyway.
Hugs and Kisses
Kitty.