This is 2010.  Life as I knew it as a child has changed dramatically.  One thing that hasn't changed, though, is the never-changing fact that people---ALL PEOPLE---want to feel APPRECIATED.  And RECOGNIZED.  All people want to be SEEN!  With the invention of the internet and tons and tons of celebrity-obsessed websites/publications/tv shows, etc., many people want to be recognized/seen by the masses.  It doesn't seem to be enough any longer to simply be known by those who love you.  What has me perplexed, though is this:  I'm not surprised that people will sell their souls to the devil for fame and fortune.  What surprises me is for how LITTLE they'll sell themselves!