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Anyone else here NEVER want to be a public figure? (hexbear.net)
submitted 2 years ago by Great_Leader_Is_Dead@hexbear.net to c/askchapo@hexbear.net
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I ask cuz I was chatting with someone today about a creative project I'm working on, and said if I ever were to publish it I'd want to do so under a pseudo-name because if it did really well I wouldn't want to become famous, the idea of being famous at all makes me anxious.

They felt this was weird of them. Personally I think this can't be an uncommon sentiment, I mean plenty of authors out there despise public life, so I think it's a pretty common feeling.

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[–] AlpineSteakHouse@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago

I only get involved with leadership roles in stuff because while it is annoying to be a public face, it's even more annoying to watch from the sidelines and see someone flounder around. I usually go for VP positions for this exact reason. I can take care of the in-group organization while someone else can direct the broad strokes.

I was in the BSA and the best thing they ever taught me was basic project organization, leadership, and problem solving. I would prefer to be the guy who does what he's told but rarely am I ever in a big enough organization for it to be efficient to do so.