Ask HN: Would you WANT to be the next tech celeb?
A few years of hard work, endless swearing, a little bit of luck, and hundreds of late-night meetings later and you could become the next Zuck/Musk/Gates/Altman/Jobs/Herd/whoever. Would you want it?
Pros: Never worry about money again. Adoring fans everywhere. Mingle with stars and presidents. Free meals. You can reshape (some part of) the world in your image, tinkering with it over and over again, until you feel satisfied. Go to space. Maybe Mars. Maybe come back. Probably not. People will make memes about you. Your drunken bedtime tweets will be seen by millions.
Cons: Your drunken bedtime tweets will be seen by millions. People will make memes about you. Adoring fans everywhere. Haters too. No privacy. Can never enjoy a simple walk around town again. The peasants might chase you off Earth. Every tiny thing you say and do will be harshly judged. You'll never be rich enough, and someone will make you feel small not even a decade later. Never know who to trust and who your real friends are. Literal assassins are out to get you. You can never be an ordinary person again.
Regardless of whether you could become the next great tech person, would you want it? Why or why not?