Many ideas, little motivation

etirabys:
just saw a post about how normal people aren’t equipped for internet fame, no one teaches you how to deal with going viral, ordinary bloggers don’t have PR teams, etc
it was a nice post, but it drove me nuts in the same way that otherwise empathetic disability posts that posit [some mythical neurotypical that doesn’t have those issues at all] drive me nuts – actually famous people are not equipped for internet fame. You could be the richest person in the world and the harassment of millions will drive you almost literally insane. Check out this not-even-that-famous guy’s account on what his life became:
11 Reasons Not to Become Famous (or "A Few Lessons Learned Since 2007") - The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss
I felt like I somehow needed fame. In retrospect, there was a lot of self-loathing from tough childhood experiences, and I desperately hoped
The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss
internet hate is utterly unsolveable and horrifically bad, and the implication that it’s okay to do it to people “if they have a PR team” disgusts me. Unless you have an atypically strong personality, material resources won’t make more than a big dent. There’s no fucking follower count after which psychotic treatment of them becomes fine
how i learned to stop worrying and love the internet hate
I’ve written before about how being an internet-visible person can be pretty stressful sometimes. e.g.: or, my personal favorite: I visualiz
aella.substack.com
The notion that any material or human resource can protect you from the downsides of visibility-to-millions is fantasy. The notion that we can do it to other human beings without guilt is an even uglier fantasy.
If you have a public figure you loathe, and it seems fine and good that they get death threats for their repulsive behavior, I believe you’ve made them worse.
That first article is a hell of a read