Also not impressed by people who have - I've had family members and close friends do a lot of name dropping over the years. People are people. The problem with famous folks - is their egos tend to take over, and often narcissism sets in. It's hard to avoid - fame is toxic. As is power. And often the two coincide.
I was listening to NY's Governor again - who I have a love/hate relationship with - the man has an EGO...and a tendency to go about winners and losers, and how NY is better than everyone else - until I want to just smack him. LOL! I have no interest in meeting him in real life. But I'm pleased his the Governor of NY. Also, same with Obama - whose book Promised Land, I'm listening to on audiobooks. I love the book, I find him fascinating, but...he has a big ego (you kind of have to run for President of the US, which he fully admits). I wouldn't want to meet him in person - and he's most likely the closest I'd come to wanting to meet a famous person - Barack and Michelle Obama. If I had to meet anyone - it probably would be them, and I don't want to.
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Date: 2021-01-19 06:42 pm (UTC)Also not impressed by people who have - I've had family members and close friends do a lot of name dropping over the years. People are people. The problem with famous folks - is their egos tend to take over, and often narcissism sets in. It's hard to avoid - fame is toxic. As is power. And often the two coincide.
I was listening to NY's Governor again - who I have a love/hate relationship with - the man has an EGO...and a tendency to go about winners and losers, and how NY is better than everyone else - until I want to just smack him. LOL! I have no interest in meeting him in real life. But I'm pleased his the Governor of NY. Also, same with Obama - whose book Promised Land, I'm listening to on audiobooks. I love the book, I find him fascinating, but...he has a big ego (you kind of have to run for President of the US, which he fully admits). I wouldn't want to meet him in person - and he's most likely the closest I'd come to wanting to meet a famous person - Barack and Michelle Obama. If I had to meet anyone - it probably would be them, and I don't want to.