@Helen350 Oh, I think most people had those fantasies at some point in their youth- to be a movie star, a top model, to be a famous astronaut, to be famous in some way, but I suspect we knew deep down which were likely to be unattainable and which might be achievable.
There didn't used to be so many so-called"celebrities"- people famous for nothing more than being adept at self-promotion. There were no bloggers, no "influencers". Now almost every teenager has their selfies all over some social media site and that Instagram/Snapchat/Facebook culture seems to lead to a lot of navel-gazing, and thinking that every aspect of one's life, including what you had for breakfast, is fascinating to others, and special in some way. In the not-too-distant past, the average 16 year old girl would have been horrified to find out that there was photo of her in her underwear circulating. Now we have 12 and 13 year-olds naively posting skimpy bikini selfies on Snapchat.
And I hear you- I also really dislike being the center of attention. I loathe surprise birthday parties.