How fame affects me and my family depends on the way I come about it. People get famous for good reasons, and there are lots of people out there who are famous for all the wrong reasons in the world. So, for this discussion, I'll assume the fame we are talking about is the positive one. If that is the case, it would definitely be a good thing for me and my family.
Getting famous is really a complex thing in itself because it brings both the positive and the negative. As for the positives, a well-managed fame may equate to a very fat bank account. In this era of social media, where news travels fast around the world, getting famous connects one with real opportunities. As a matter of fact, there are cases of those who got famous through negative vibes and leveraged them to better their lives. A recent example is that of the lady, KWAM 2, who got into a scuffle with an air hostess on the plane.
Despite the fact that she was forcefully ejected and disgraced, what was supposed to embarrass her made her popular. Two days after the event, I read of a rich man who offered her a job of 500k per month with some other incentives. Like, a person constituted a nuisance on a plane and got a well-paying job for it, while we have tons of well-behaved and capable graduates out there who are getting paid 45k to shout out their lungs every weekday in an attempt to teach some uninterested kids in some secondary school. However, KWAM 2 got famous for whatever reason, and that opened doors for her. So, if negative fame can lead one to better opportunities, imagine what the positive one will do if it's well leveraged upon.
Considering how quickly fame can outdo one, if I become famous today, I will struggle with it. That's not to say I'll act terribly, but my way of life isn't what I display on a normal day. And with fame, everyone wants to know or say one thing or the other about a famous person, so their life suddenly goes from seclusion to a thing of public consumption. Now, if one encounters fame, one has to embrace and manage it, else it may leave one in a worse condition than before it shows up.
There are incredible stories out there about people whose lives were ruined by fame. In fact, a couple of them have come out on several occasions to say they would prefer to go back to the time when they were not famous. So, it's a lot of work to be famous, and I'll be willing to put in the hard work to keep the fame. After all, some people are navigating the murky waters of fame well enough.
Finally, being famous for the right reasons is a privileged position one shouldn't turn one's nose up at. To retain it, a lot of hard work is needed. That is why the most famous ones are also the ones battling the most mental health issues because their lives are no longer just their own; they now have the public as co-partners and shareholders in the way they talk, walk, dress, and live. Fame is gruesome; it gives a lot and takes even more.
