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I honestly think I would have an incredibly difficult time going from being a virtual nobody, in my own opinion, to being the greatest celebrity in the world.
Billions of people had watched almost every moment of my life, all of the highs, all of the lows.
There's probably over a million people on the planet that know me better than I know myself.
There's probably several million people on the planet that know me better than they know themselves.
The instant celebrity, the instant stardom, the constant hammering for appearance fees, and the urge to put me into movies, the offers to put me into porn, people who want to get drunk with me, do drugs with me, who worship the ground I walk on everywhere I go, no matter where I go, would likely drive me mad.
Not to mention the lawyers beating down my door with offers to sue the corporation that bought me as a child, as an infant, as a sperm and egg, and then televised every moment of my existence throughout my entire life against my will.
The politicians who want me to endorse them so that they can ride my coat tails into a certainty of election.
It would honestly drive me bonkers.
But I wouldn't mind watching an anime based off of that or a TV show.
"Life after Truman".
Come on, like it would be so entertaining to see all the different ways creative people could deal with that concept.