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Would you really want to be famous IRL?
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So the Sims 4 Get Famous pack has been announced. It is fun to play with the idea of being famous. But in real life, would you really want to be famous? I know I wouldn't. It is hurtful to feel judged by others, and famous people are constantly being judged: on their looks, on the way they act, on their love life. Truth be told, I don't even like to be photographed, since when I was young my grandmother was always taking pictures of me without telling me first, and then she would complain about my chin being up (which at the time was considered stuck-up), my eyes being closed, or my not smiling. Even in my better photographs, I would always find something wrong about them....hair out of place, or a zit on my face. So I honestly don't understand people who are into selfies.
When you are an ordinary person, people criticize you if you are overweight, or have wrinkles, look different than they do, or are even in their way at the wrong time. When you are famous, you ARE the product/service people are purchasing, and if they are disappointed in their purchase, they are going to be nice (ok, nice is definitely not the right word), loud, and vocal with their anger. Then there are the people who didn't purchase, but are exposed to marketing that they perhaps did not want, with frustration being the result. For example, my husband and I are not fans of rap music, so we aren't real big on the rappers who produce rap music that inconsiderate rap music fans play at full volume in their cars to make sure the whole neighborhood can hear it whether they like it or not (especially if that rap music includes poor treatment of women or gang violence). That's right guys, when you blast this stuff full volume, you are being used as a marketing tool by the music industry, and some of us don't appreciate the advertising. Then there are the movies whose trailers are advertised everywhere. If the trailer or performance was forgettable, some of us simply forget the actor/actress' name, but angrily remember the director's name. Fame cuts both ways: one can be famous, or infamous. Being famous also makes you a target for tabloids that make their living by trashing others' names, the more famous the better.
When you are an ordinary person, people criticize you if you are overweight, or have wrinkles, look different than they do, or are even in their way at the wrong time. When you are famous, you ARE the product/service people are purchasing, and if they are disappointed in their purchase, they are going to be nice (ok, nice is definitely not the right word), loud, and vocal with their anger. Then there are the people who didn't purchase, but are exposed to marketing that they perhaps did not want, with frustration being the result. For example, my husband and I are not fans of rap music, so we aren't real big on the rappers who produce rap music that inconsiderate rap music fans play at full volume in their cars to make sure the whole neighborhood can hear it whether they like it or not (especially if that rap music includes poor treatment of women or gang violence). That's right guys, when you blast this stuff full volume, you are being used as a marketing tool by the music industry, and some of us don't appreciate the advertising. Then there are the movies whose trailers are advertised everywhere. If the trailer or performance was forgettable, some of us simply forget the actor/actress' name, but angrily remember the director's name. Fame cuts both ways: one can be famous, or infamous. Being famous also makes you a target for tabloids that make their living by trashing others' names, the more famous the better.
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Sometimes it's not me who talks to you, it's machine translation
She/Her but you can call me as any pronouns
And I just really want to be out there and have a voice and be able to share my experiences and maybe help others out in a hard time and remind them that they're not alone.
Chances, are not what I take.
(off topic, but I feel that rap gets a really bad name and you can find songs with respectful or meaningful lyrics if you take the time to look aside from what's most popular
Sounds like you're talking about mainstream rap, which is awful like all mainstream music. Underground rap is creative, inspiring and connects to the hardships of real life cause they are not famous and still live real lives like we do.
behind a screen and a username, but being famous like singer-famous ? naaah, too much pressure.
Also, the fame you seem to be referring to seems to be pop/mainstream/entertainment media. There's plenty of fields to be famous in. Not all of them have to do with looks.
If "I" had to be famous I'd like to be known as being a good cleaning company. lol I really wanna create a cleaning service comany. And I wanna be known for high quality. Just within my hometown. I want to have good workers, good quality equippment and good results. I'm too chicken to go through with it though. I've seen lousy janitors/cleaners and I don't wanna bother my head with them and their pseudoproblems that prevent them from doing a good job. But at the same time they're the reason I wanna create the company lol.
I have two clients who run cleaning companies. One has an employee, the other one runs the whole show by herself. Before you start up a new business however, make sure you are either top notch at recordkeeping yourself, or hire a bookkeeper. Also, make sure you have access to good legal advice, and get a bond to cover potential liability. Finally, look into the licensing and tax requirements, and make sure you have enough start-up funding. If you don't hire anyone to help you, expect to put in a LOT of extra hours.
In my mind, having a good reputation, and being famous, are two very different things. I absolutely want to have a very good reputation. But I don't want to be nationally or internationally famous. When I was young, I wanted to be a famous author. But there is a lot of pressure to produce if you are a famous writer or painter, and pressure and the creative process just don't go well together for me. On the other hand, if I need to produce numbers under pressure, I can do that.
Just be sure to hire a tax accountant too, and pay your estimated taxes
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Hey thanks. I wasn't just gonna start doing it out of nowhere. I met a woman through work who's an entrepreneur. I was gonna ask her for some pointers and was gonna meet some officials to ask about it too. I like cleaning myself but I couldn't run around alone everywhere myself, like you said. I dunno, maybe later in life. In my 40s
Ah, that's the problem. I'll get all paranoid and twisted, thinking someone is out to steal my money.
Winning money = no tax but you can't even give money to your nearest and dearest in the UK without the taxman brought in to take some of it. I could always buy multiple shares in EA and assert some influence for Sims 4 though.
I also cringe hard when I see songwriters for example say they wanna write music their fans can relate to and stuff. I could never do it. I'd write whatever came out and would not care about anyone else. Cause writing is so personal and if you write it so that other people could relate then it's just business. Cause if people relate, the like and buy. That's like the mainstream. I love it when people write exclusively about themselves or about their feelings and that shines through the writing and then you just feel the lyrics. You don't even have to relate. Or you can't relate but recognise the feeling.
Anyway... I used to be quite a good writer but in high school we got this stupid teacher who bullied everyone and he totally stumped my creativity. The first ever essays we wrote with him, just for him to see ou level, he was so impressed with mine and said mine was the only good one out of everyone else's. But later when he became extra constrictive I only got negative grades. How the hell is someone like that a literature teacher!?
Also agree with @ameliaandcynthia. Just to have everyone tell you you're pretty and be the it-person of the moment is SO not worth all the rest. Not even for all of the paydays you'd get off it.
Do you ever write your own music? I admire people who do. Me, I just sing everyone else's music...and it tends to sound like this when I do...
singsnap.com/karaoke/watchandlisten/play/b8b59cab1 (PS...hit the A to see the lyrics) - by the way, that song was almost too low for my range.