Do you want to be idolized? Well-known? Respected? Or left alone?

I. Want. To. Be. Left. Alone.

I want to be respected, but left alone to do as I please. Being famous is not for me. The stress of having people ‘up your ass’ all day is more than I could stand. I mean that figuratively, not literally; I just came from the hemmorhoid question.

Sometimes, I wish people would just mind their own business and stay out of mine when they find out I have personality characteristics that they do not agree with.

::::locks @Tink1113 up in a room at the top of a high tower and throws away the key.::::

Out of that list, well-known and respected.

@Facade I don’t know you very well, but I respect you as much as online friends can possibly do.—

@evelyns_pet_zebra Will there be metal in that room??

I don’t really want to be famous, but I want to respected. I want to be known by more than just a few people, too. Idolized is a little too much, but it would be cool if there people who admired me or looked up to me for certain things.

@evelyns_pet_zebra Awww thanks :) And I will get you that photo soon. Promise.

All I want is to be loved unconditionally… the rest I could take or leave.

@Tink1113 no, just a big magnet and a chalkboard, but no chalk.

I’d settle for rich and famous.

@evelyns_pet_zebra Damn! I’ll have to do with the big magnet.

Why are you even asking me this. Leave me alone!

I only want to be respected if I’ve deserved it. Hopefully by contributing something to art or literature.

Being idolized and well-known would definitely impinge on my privacy, which I value greatly.

Respected would be nice. And so would left alone. Anything to do with fame or paparazzi would suck, so idolized is definitely out, and well-known might be.

I have always toiled in the hidden recesses. Certain people have allowed that they respect me, which is gratifying. I hope I never encounter fame or infamy.

Respected. Well known wouldnt be bad as long as it wasnt like really well known. Like well known in some circles, but fame would suck.

Well known, surprisingly.

I’d love to take part in some cool scifi series like Stargate Atlantis/Universe/SG-1, or Doctor Who, and live out the rest of my life with moderate status like David Hewlett with his 17k twitter followers, or Jewel Staite with her 26k.

I don’t have any desire to be Stephen Fry level with his 750k followers. That’s just too much.

Respected. I don’t care about being well know. Although, I’m like Trump in that I like the idea of creating something, real estate, that can be seen and used by others, like a community where people can live and enjoy themselves. But, it doesn’t have to have my name on it in big letters.

@daloon, would you accept additional options?

— loved
— admired
— influential
— humble
— obscure
— ordinary

Or do we have only the choices you listed?

That idol life isn’t real. We all saw Michael Jackson’s off stage life and it was nothing like his time on stage. I think his fame was also the cause of a lot of his suffering.

The latter.

Respected and left alone, but always welcomed.

I suppose everyone wants at least to be respected. It’s the least we all deserve

Respected by my family and friends, left alone by the rest.

I WANT TO BE RESPECTED WHILE BEING ALONE…or vice versa?
:)

I want to give people the joy of my creative music. Regardless of the status it gives me. I mean, sure what musician doesn’t want to be Legendary? But I’d be happy playing music for people and not having to work even if it meant “just making it by”, but it’s finding the other talent (band mates) that’s the tough part. If I didn’t have to worry about paying bills and had the support, I’d love to just entertain people.

I’ll take left alone but I’d love some money

I’m already respected so that’s covered. Being well known and idolized carries with it the potential of having the repugnant and intrusive paparazzi intruding on my privacy and making me miserable and I can do without that. If I want to be left alone I’ll shine you on firmly but politely but not right now because I happen to be enjoying your company.

@Jeruba You can have any terms you want, so long as you describe the scope of your desires in terms of what your impact is on how many people. Michael Jackson was able to give one hundred thousand people at a time a completely transcendent experience. It is an amazing gift, not only that he had, but that he was able to give others.

Now the problem with giving that gift is that you become idolized for it. It sort of the reverse of the way we usually think about it. People usually think about wanting to be famous or something. However, I think it makes more sense to think of it as what are you willing to put up with in order to give the gifts you want to give to others. As usual, I’ve asked the question the wrong way around.

Respected.

being idolized in death and hated during my life has always interested me.

Left alone.