Why do celebrities choose to stay famous? on the surface level, this question seems easy to answer.
Because most of us look at fame as... something that is a dream come true.
A lot of us look at fame with rose-colored glasses.
We see fortune, power, attention, praise.
We see all of the positives. A lot of us think of fame as almost a form of enlightenment.
Like you reach a whole new level of human.
You've leveled up. But yet... Right in front of our eyes, we witness the way that fame ruins people's lives.
On a daily basis, we see the struggles of celebrities due to their fame.
And yet... We still believe that fame is a good thing.
I think it's because maybe we have a tendency to look at things with rose-colored glasses. when we're not experiencing them, right?
It's easy to romanticize something that you haven't experienced.
Let's say you have a crush on someone, but you don't really know them. chances are you're going to start to build this person up in your head, romanticize them.
Imagine them to be... the perfect significant other, because you're filling in the blanks of their identity with your own projections of what you want in a person.
But going back to what I was saying, You don't even have to look that hard to see the negative effects that fame has on celebrities.
You don't have to look that hard. It's right in front of our eyes.
It's safe to say that fame is much more complicated than we think it is. on the surface level.
And although it might seem easy to answer the question, why do famous people choose to stay famous?
I actually don't think it's as easy of an answer as we think it is.
Because As much as there are incredible... elements of being famous that are life-changing and full of abundance.
There are also sides of it that are so... challenging that even all the money and abundance in the world can't heal those wounds at times.
And I'm in an interesting position myself because...
I have experienced a level of fame, but at the same time, I still have a relatively normal life in a lot of ways.
I'm not at a point where I can't go to the grocery store without... being followed by paparazzi.
I feel like the point I'm at now is not ruining my life.
But I see celebrities at astronomically higher points who have had their lives in a lot of ways ruined, but yet they still choose to remain famous.
And it's perplexing to me in a lot of ways because financially, They're set.
Like they don't need to make any more money.
They have hundreds of millions of dollars, sometimes even billions of dollars.
What are they still in it for? Because from the outside looking in, I don't understand.
And so today I want to try to answer the question, why do famous people stay famous?
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I would say the root of majority of the pain that celebrities experience is is the mass bullying.
Anytime you put yourself in the public eye for anyone to see, you're opening yourself up to people criticism and hatred and judgment from all angles, okay? you're considered fair game in the eye of the public.
Now, I can't necessarily blame people for considering celebrities as fair game because...
It is the celebrity's choice to put themselves out there in a public way.
They don't have to do that, celebrities don't have to do that.
If the bullying and hatred and judgment became too much, they could stop.
They could turn their phone off. They could stop auditioning for TV shows and movies.
They could... stop making music. They could just make music as a hobby.
You know what I'm saying? Like, It is a choice to put yourself out there in a public way.
And when you do that, you have to accept that People can say whatever they want and that is their right.
And so as much as I don't think the people are at fault for speaking their minds, I also understand that it's, an incredibly challenging part of being a celebrity.
It's like no one's at fault. in a way. I mean, obviously people who leave mean comments probably need to work through some issues.
Because that's not a good thing to do. You know, I don't admire that quality in a person.
That's not admirable. I wouldn't condone somebody to do that.
But at the same time, People are free to speak their minds, and I never want to take that away from anyone, even if they're saying something negative.
As long as they're not saying something dangerous, I don't really feel comfortable saying that That's not okay because that is their right.
And I believe in that. So it's, complicated because as much as that is true, it's brutal. to be exposed to a lot of hatred.
And that's an unusual experience because...
When you're not in the public eye, you're probably not experiencing anything attacks from other human beings as often. but celebrities experience it on a mass level. you can get to a place where you're in the public eye and the bullying doesn't bother you as much.
But I think... it always affects you in some way, even if it's just on a subconscious level. it's always in the back of your head.
I mean, the types of bullying that can happen to a are pretty extreme.
For one, somebody can start a rumor about a celebrity.
And it can get picked up by press or picked up by fans. on social media and get spread like wildfire.
And sometimes it's not true. It's another story when the rumor actually is true.
And it's not a rumor. It's actually a fact.
But... there are times when celebrities get their identities destroyed on the internet.
Falsely. And that can be incredibly challenging for people a celebrity because they feel like their identity is out of their control.
It's in the control of the media. Also, I find that sometimes... online bullying towards celebrities can be sort of imbalanced.
By that, I mean they might do something cringey or they might do something... kind of stupid.
Now, this is not to say that every time a celebrity gets criticized, it's imbalanced because I think that there are times when celebrities make mistakes.
And, you know, I guess... They're in the public eye and everybody's allowed to comment on it as they please.
And at times it does feel balanced. It's like, well, they made a really big mistake and this mistake is feels balanced with the level of criticism that they're receiving.
But I think a lot of times it feels imbalanced. you know, celebrities get bullied. beyond a point that is necessary, maybe.
There's also the potential for harassment online and in person.
You know, celebrities get harassed. followed, people trying to find out where you live, people trying to possibly even hurt you, that's an incredibly terrifying form of this bullying.
And I think most celebrities kind of live in this state where they feel like everyone hates them.
Even when... Their actual number of haters, if you will, are pretty small.
Their voices are so loud in the mind of... the celebrity, that a lot of celebrities feel like the whole world hates them.
And living in that state of mind is fucking miserable.
This is an inevitable part of fame. This sort of online... public bullying, right?
It's a part of the game. And if you want to be famous in some way, you have to deal with this.
And what's complicated about it is that it's the right of the people to speak their mind But that doesn't mean that it's a healthy experience for the celebrity.
But I also have to say that I wouldn't consider the celebrities to be a victim of this type of bullying.
It's something that they experience, but I wouldn't consider them to be a victim. because they are choosing to accept fact that this comes with the career path that they have chosen.
I consider someone a victim if they have no control over... the harmful things that they experience.
Like they can't control it. And it's happening to them and they can't escape it. another negative effect of fame. is that it has a tendency to... really alter people's personalities in a negative, terrible way.
A lot of celebrities... start to form a massive ego.
They start to develop narcissistic personality traits. they start to be known as a bad person. not necessarily in the public eye, but more in their closer communities.
The thing is, everybody says yes to celebrities.
Everybody praises celebrities. And if celebrities aren't very, very careful...
They will begin to believe that all of this praise and... reward is true.
They will start to that they are better than everyone else, that fame did make them a better person, that they are more important in some way because of what they've done. accomplished on a public scale.
And you can't do that. Like that is what...
It takes a celebrity that is because they're so lovable and turns them into the complete opposite.
It's when the celebrity starts to believe in their own hype and you can't do that because the truth is, is that you aren't any better than anyone else just because you're famous.
You should be proud of your accomplishments. but you're still a human being just like everyone else.
You haven't reached God-like status. you are still a human being like everyone else.
You still have to follow the fucking rules.
You still have to wait in line. you still sometimes you still have to, pay for things, you still have to poop, and P, you still have to treat people with kindness.
You don't get to skip. all that shit because you're a celebrity.
But some celebrities do begin to believe this.
And I think celebrities who experience this might feel good about it in the beginning.
They might feel like, Well, I deserve this.
I'm happy because I'm famous and I just get to do whatever I want, have whatever I want, treat people however I want.
And at first... maybe this works for them and they can be happy this way.
But I think very quickly, they will start to feel terrible about themselves.
But yet they can't stop. And that's a miserable place to be in. because they're enabled.
There's no reason for them to stop. Once their egos get big, And they adopt narcissistic tendencies.
And they become comfortable with not being a good person because they can get away with it.
It's hard to turn that off because in some ways that's an easier way to live.
It's kind of cheating your way through life.
And if nobody's there to put you in your place, and if... the world kind of supports this bad behavior you don't have any reason to change.
And so I think a lot of celebrities find themselves in this place.
And deep down, they know it's wrong, but they don't know how to fix it because it's so much easier to just be a piece of shit sometimes.
I think celebrities who get to this point have a hard time looking in the mirror. but they also have a hard time figuring out how to be better.
And I think that's a really miserable place to be in mentally.
Another negative thing consequence of fame is losing your soul.
I know there's a saying that celebrities sell their soul. to be famous because Number one, you start to feel disconnected from your identity and from your soul when the majority of your identity lives in a digital form. in the form of media.
You start to feel disconnected from who you really are because you start to feel like, you're not just confined to your physical body anymore.
Now your identity is taken on a whole new life in the form of your media output, whether you're an actor, a musician, a YouTuber, a podcaster, you lose touch with your identity at times because the whole world sees you one way.
And there's no possible way that they could ever see the true, real you without meeting you in person.
Celebrities experience a lot of confusion around their identity. you can start to forget who you are when it feels like everybody else has already decided for you who you are based on what they see of you in your public image.
But I also think celebrities can start to go numb because of all of the grandiose sort of experiences that they get to have.
Celebrities get to go to the fanciest events.
They get to have the most... Fancy experiences.
They have the money and resources to... do almost whatever they want.
You know, they can... There's a lot of money that comes with fame.
And so... celebrities just have this incredible amount of access to whatever they want.
They can... buy whatever they want, they can talk to whoever they want, they get to go to whatever restaurant they want, they get to rent a yacht for a week if they want.
They get to go do all this stuff incredibly stimulating stuff.
And then they end up getting bored with it because...
We're always wanting more. Like humans are always searching for more.
And once something becomes... the new normal, you're always looking for more stimulation, something that will... excite you even more.
And I think celebrities actually hit a point where they don't know what is left to mentally stimulate them.
They have nothing to strive for anymore.
There's no challenge in life. There's nothing to... look forward to.
They can just do whatever they want, whenever they want.
And as much as this is a privilege, and a blessing in so many ways.
If you abuse it, which it's easy to do if you're a celebrity, then you can find yourself feeling stimulated by nothing.
Nothing excites you anymore. Another negative... of being a celebrity is they really struggle to find people who they can trust.
Because... There are a lot of people excited to take advantage of celebrities because they have a lot of money, they have a lot of connections, And a lot of people see that and they're like, well, I want a fucking piece of it.
And so celebrities do get taken advantage of a lot.
That's something I think that happens a little bit more behind the scenes. but it does absolutely happen.
And I think a lot of celebrities become jaded and paranoid socially because they constantly feel like they're going to be used.
You know, it starts out, a lot of celebrities are really generous and open-minded and loving.
And then they get burned enough times and they become jaded and they don't trust anyone anymore.
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I think as a result of all of the negative impacts of fame that I just discussed, Celebrities struggle with a lot of mental health issues. a lot of celebrities develop anxiety from... the fear of constantly being watched and surveillanced by the world at all times. feeling out of touch with their identity and having anxiety about that.
You know, I think a lot of celebrities live in constant fear at all times that their identity could be in jeopardy. at times unfairly, and that's terrifying.
It's one thing if you do something wrong and then you're anxious about people finding out.
It's like well but you did something wrong.
You know what I mean? But there's a lot of times when It's unjust.
And I think that's really scary for a lot of celebrities who might actually even be good people. they feel like at any given moment, somebody could make up a rumor and it could ruin their lives.
And it's scary. It might not necessarily be a rational fear, but it's definitely a fear. a lot of celebrities develop things like eating disorders or obsessive compulsive like tendencies. due to craving some sort of feeling of control in their lives, because their identity is kind of in the control of the people, which is... their choice and their decision.
But again, it doesn't make it easy and it doesn't make it not scary.
A lot of celebrities lean on substance. to dull those feelings that are so extreme.
And I know that celebrities are not the only ones who do this, right?
So many. people struggle with substance abuse in all different walks of life.
This is not exclusive to celebrities, but it's incredibly common. among celebrities.
Probably more common than we even think.
It occurs with people that we wouldn't even expect.
And I understand it. Because I think a lot of celebrities feel this sort of weight of the world on them in the sense that everyone's watching. but yet they know that it's their choice, but yet they can't quit.
And so instead of quitting, a lot of them turned to substance abuse.
A lot of them... end up falling into mental health struggles that they wouldn't have had otherwise that are extreme at times.
Now, I know it might seem like I'm looking through an incredibly negative lens.
And I am. But the reason why I am is because I think Everybody is aware of... the benefits of being famous.
Obviously, there is an incredible amount of money in being famous. obviously there is a level of power that comes with being famous.
There's a level of influence that comes with being famous.
There's community that comes with being famous, you know? community in the sense of the people who make you famous you know the people who follow you the people who watch your movies who listen to your music who follow you on Instagram, whatever it may be.
There's a community there that's incredibly powerful.
And all of those things are really incredible.
But yet... We see celebrities struggle in such an intense way.
To a point where I would argue the money and... the power and the community might not even be enough.
We see celebrities struggle to a point where I can't even fathom why they're still famous, why they still choose to be famous, why they still choose to... put themselves out there because they're struggling so hard or they've, whatever, and yet they still choose to do it.
And to me, I can't comprehend what's keeping them in it.
But I'm going to try... to hypothesize why celebrities choose to stay famous. even when being famous, can be absolutely devastating. awful in a lot of ways.
And it can actually be life-ruining. in a lot of ways.
If someone would have said this to me Before I experienced... a little bit of fame, I would have said, shut the fuck up.
Shut the fuck up. Thank you. I would have said, shut the fuck up.
I wouldn't have believed it. I wouldn't have listened.
I would have thought that person was... ridiculous, but I've experienced two very different types of living life.
You know, I lived such a normal life where...
I didn't have a lot of money. I was not wealthy growing up.
I was not famous. My family was not famous.
My grandparents weren't famous. Their grandparents weren't famous.
Like I... I had never been... in the vicinity of fame prior to the last few years.
And so I... understand that perspective because I didn't grow up in the public eye.
You know, I grew up in a very normal way.
But now I've experienced... a level of fame, not a level that I would consider to be Life-ruining.
But I have experienced it a little bit and I've experienced some of the struggles. they come with it as well.
Even at my level, that's not like... 100 million followers on Instagram level, even at my level, I still feel the negative elements of it at times.
And I'd be lying if I said I didn't. I can't lie to you.
So now I'm going to hypothesize. on why I think celebrities choose to stay famous.
Even when they don't need to be famous anymore, they've already made an incredible amount of money they've already done what they got to do.
And at, the point that they're at, it's probably causing more harm than good actually.
Because we see this. Often. And it perplexes me.
I think one of the big reasons why celebrities choose to stay famous is because they become addicted to making money.
At a certain point, I think most celebrities could retire very easily, but they don't.
They keep going because there's a lot of money to be made when you're famous.
I think there's this desire to always make more. even when you don't need it.
And even if it's coming at an incredible cost to your wellbeing.
I think there's a level of addiction there.
I think some celebrities feel uncomfortable with the thought of not making money anymore. even if they don't need to make any more.
I think a lot of celebrities are like, no, I can't.
I'm not done. There's more I want to buy.
There's more... I wanna do, and they just will never feel satisfied.
And so that's why I think some celebrities are famous and in the public eye actively until the day that they die. because they can't give up the money.
A lot of celebrities are so wealthy that they could stop working right now and never work again. day in their life again and have enough money to live their life in the most grandiose way that they want 100 times over.
You know what I'm saying? There's a lot of celebrities who are at that point, yet they still can't stop.
And that makes me wonder if it is sort of in a, addiction mentally.
They become addicted to... the feeling they get when they make more money.
I don't know. I also think a lot of celebrities stay famous because fame becomes such a part of their identity.
I think a lot of celebrities would feel really embarrassed to quit actually. they would feel like the world would view them as a failure.
And They can't handle that. I think a lot of celebrities are afraid to let go of their status as famous because if they do, then they feel like they're going to return to a lower level level of society or something.
I think a lot Celebrities' egos become attached to this identity of being a famous person.
And so losing that would be an absolute crime.
Catastrophe. for their identity, for their ego, for their confidence, for their self worth, they would lose everything and they'd have to start over.
I also think, you know, probably 90% of celebrities talk about being a celebrity 100% of the time. you know, what they talk about, what they think about, what they do on a daily basis, all of it revolves around being famous.
You know, I think a lot of famous people Don't do anything besides being famous.
Like outside of being famous, they don't do anything.
You know, that's it. Now, I'm not saying all celebrities are like this, but actually I think a lot are.
They lack a level of... identity other than being famous.
Like being famous is their identity. And without being famous, they wouldn't know what to talk about.
They wouldn't even know who they are because that has become...
100% of their identity. I also think a lot of famous people get addicted to the constant ego strokes, you know?
Celebrities are constantly being praised, complimented.
They're constantly being showered with... love in a way that's unnatural and imbalanced at times.
You know, I talked about how sometimes the bullying of celebrities can be imbalanced.
Well, so can the level of praise and love and admiration.
That is also out of balance. And I think a lot of famous people become used to this unnatural level of praise and admiration and they can't live without it. they become used to this level and anything less than that would not be enough. to upkeep their ego and their confidence and their self-esteem.
They become used to this unnatural level of praise.
And the only... lifestyle that provides that level of praise is fame, being famous.
That's it. It doesn't exist in any other scenario in life.
You could be the smartest student at your school.
And you might receive praise from every single person in your school, but that's only... a few hundred, maybe a few thousand people.
The level of praise that celebrities get is millions and millions and millions and millions and millions of people.
That is on a whole other level, okay? That is so unnatural.
And at times... imbalanced, but celebrities can become addicted to it, I think.
I also think a lot of celebrities don't quit because being famous was their dream.
And they made that dream come true. You know, they worked so hard. to get recognized for their skillset, whatever that may be, Although nowadays, that's not always true.
Sometimes people just get famous on accident.
But for the most part, celebrities... dreamed of becoming famous before they were famous.
And... It's hard to let go of something that you wanted so bad.
It's hard to let go of a dream that you had forever and then accomplished, it's so hard to let that go because it feels like a massive failure And it feels like you're giving up on yourself.
But the truth is, is that it's not accomplishing a goal and then realizing that it wasn't what you thought it was going to be.
And being okay with that and walking away if you need to is not at all a failure.
If anything, I consider that to be an incredible success.
It doesn't matter what other people think of you.
It doesn't matter how other people perceive you throwing your dream away.
My fingers are doing the quote things. it doesn't matter.
You know, at the end of the day, A success to me is honoring your well-being and making the right choice for you. and not caring. what other people think about it.
It's not a failure to accomplish a dream and then to decide that it's not what you want anymore.
But I think a lot of celebrities feel that way.
They're like, God, but I got here. can't just throw this all away.
I got here for fuck's sake. I did it. but it's not what I thought.
And I don't think I can do this anymore, but I also can't throw it away. but they can throw it away, you know?
But it's just so hard to come to that conclusion.
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You know, whether it's music, movies, TV shows, YouTube videos, podcasts. modeling campaigns, whatever it may be.
I think that they're are a lot of celebrities out there who truly do have a passion for what they do.
They truly value the connection that they have with people who admire them. and who follow them and interact with them.
And they cherish the community that they've built through the internet or through the television screen or whatever it may be.
And that makes it worth it. I think for these types of people, the fame element of it all is a necessary evil for them in a way.
Dealing with the negative impacts of fame is just part of...
But, you know, they feel a calling to... produce on a public scale.
And that's their passion and their calling.
And the fame element is just a necessary evil.
You know what I'm saying? I think for a lot of celebrities, it starts this way.
It starts this way where... They start to become introduced to the negative sides of fame.
But... their passion for their art or whatever they're doing remains.
And so... They decide to stick through it.
But then unfortunately, I think at a certain point, a lot of celebrities lose their passion.
They become burnt out on their passion and they stay in the industry for longer than they need to because of the other reasons that I listed earlier.
You know, they don't wanna let go of their dream.
They're addicted to the praise and the ego boosts.
They're addicted to the money and they can't let it go even when their passion is gone.
And I think that's when things go really sour, is when celebrities... stay famous even when they have nothing left to give.
But that's the thing that's so perplexing to me is, Why would you stay in the industry that you're in once you have... nothing left to give.
And once you're at a point where you don't have to be in the industry at all anymore, You already have the money to go retire and be comfortable for the rest of your life.
What are you doing? You know, that's what's so perplexing to me.
But I think that that's the conclusion, you know?
Now, obviously, I choose on a consistent basis to remain in the public eye.
Yet, I just went on and on. wondering why celebrities choose to stay famous, yet I myself... choose to stay famous on a daily basis, right?
I myself do this. I haven't taken a second to ask myself why yet.
Here's why I choose to remain in the public eye.
Number one, I still am really excited about putting things out there into the world.
You know, I'm excited about making a podcast and having... I love making anything goes.
I love it. It... helps me grow as a human being, you know, To those who listen, it hopefully brings something of value.
And I've gotten so many kind words about how it does.
And that's a beautiful thing to me. Before that, when I was more focused on making YouTube videos, I was more excited about providing something that was a distraction for people. something that people could just watch. and feel comforted by in some way.
I love clothes and I love fashion and I love, you know, home decor.
And I love all of these sorts of visual things.
And I love sharing those on the internet to hopefully inspire somebody in some way.
I'm inspired constantly by people posting things on the internet demonstrating the way that they live their life in a way. and demonstrating the way that they express themselves.
And I take inspiration from that from so many different people on the internet all the time.
And I'm excited about doing that myself as well.
I still have things... on a public level that I'm excited to do, that I think are important to me and they fulfill me And I have more things I wanna say.
I have more things I wanna make. I have more things I wanna do.
And all of the things that I wanna do require an audience.
You know, if I were to make A movie. Okay, I'm using that as an example because I'll probably never do that.
Although never say never, I guess, but...
I'm probably not going to do that. So that's why I'm using that as an example.
Let's say we're to want to make a movie or let's say we're to want to write a book and All of those things require somebody else to perceive them for them to... mean anything otherwise they're pointless and so The reason why I am still doing this is because I still have more I want to provide.
But if I ever reach a point where I don't anymore, or I ever reach a point where fame... you know, ruins my life in some way that's too extreme then I will walk away from it, you know?
But right now, I still have more I want to do.
I'm not done yet. I also am so grateful for, you know, the community that I've built through being in the public eye and I wouldn't trade that for the world.
That's another reason why I'm still here.
And... I also... dreamed of this in some ways.
I didn't expect this to happen, but I did dream of it.
And I'm grateful to be here, regardless of the struggles.
I'm grateful to be here. And As of right now, I can handle being here without it ruining my life.
And so... I'm not gonna waste that opportunity.
I also have good people around me who really keep me under control.
You know, when I'm spiraling out of control or I'm having really challenging mental health issues or having trust issues with people and I feel isolated, I do have a core group of people who keep me grounded.
And that, is incredibly helpful. I think the biggest thing is, it hasn't ruined my life yet.
I'm still here. I'm still alive. I'm in a healthy state of mind for the most part.
I have my handful of struggles, but none of them are... too far out of the ordinary for me to quit. being in the public eye, you know?
It will always remain perplexing to me why... famous people choose to be famous when it's no longer serving them.
But I think today we really figured some shit out.
You know, I think we really figured some shit out.
I think we really came to some... good conclusions.
Although they're not really conclusions.
They're just kind of hypotheses. Regardless.
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