When we are young, we look around us and see all these rich celebrities surrounded by people and being praised, and we think that when we grow up, if we become rich, we will also be famous and praised. But that is a naive dream children have because they don't understand how the world works.
These rich celebrities are popular and praised not because they're rich, but because they are media personalities and the system has spent massive resources making them popular. You, no matter how rich you become, won't get that kind of attention.
This situation has become even worse in the last several years. Popular celebrities have become so cool and entertaining that we have almost no chance of competing with them for attention.
The reality is that people are busy and distracted. If you find anyone who cares about you, that will already be very rare. Then you may understand that they care because they want something from you.
I noticed this in my life and have also heard this sentiment many times from my rich friends. "No one cares, even my mother only calls me when she needs money." "I feel absolutely alone. When I start throwing money away, people assemble around me, but I know they care only about the money, not me." "I have done so much important stuff in my life. Now I often find myself sitting alone in my villa and experiencing the sad reality."
And it is the sad reality. But do we actually need the attention and the praise? That was a good survival strategy in the past, but it is not necessary in the modern world anymore.
What if we just pursue whatever interests us? What if we stop building walls to guard our comfort and fortune and just return to the state we were happiest in? The state of exploration and experimentation. That was when we interacted with people and when they cared. No one can care about you through the walls you have built to distance yourself from them.
Come out of your castle. Life is beautiful outside.
