If you haven't figured this out by now, I'll just go ahead and be blunt. The society that we live in currently is based upon illusions. Those having the most control of those illusions (that millions and millions of common citizens buy into as if it were gospel) are the elites. In order to be included in that circle of elites, you have to possess one, two or all three of these attributes: celebrity status, wealth or power. Once a person is in that circle and plays by their rules; fame, fortune and power will continue to be handed to them on a silver platter... they are treated as deity in our world of illusion and their words have weight as if they were experts on every subject that falls from their lips or appears in print. If such a person turns away from the inner circle of the elites and... goes rogue, if you will, and chooses to follow a narrative that deviates even the slightest hints to shatter those illusions, they will be destroyed... thrown under the bus.
Our entire economy (from the money we print to the stock market) is based on an illusion of value. Learn the difference between stock (which has intrinsic value) and the stock market (which is smoke and mirrors, and its fluctuations are based merely upon perception and speculation. Money itself (whether printed or virtual) is merely an illusion of value and by itself is inherently worthless because it isn't based on any standard of value.
Politics is a game where we are led to believe that one candidate or elected official is virtuous and worthy of that calling (despite corruption, ineptitude or lack of qualifications), where the other candidate or party is portrayed as evil, inept and not worthy of the office - the common citizenry being played, divided against each other and focused so much on "their" candidate or party that everything and everyone of genuine importance in their lives is for naught.
The entertainment industry, which mingles with and heavily influences politics and the economy outside its realms, is purely illusion. Infamy is just as effective at boosting a career as fame from virtuous or heroic deeds, skills and talent. Celebrity status, in and of itself, is a commodity that shadows over true talent and skills and those who have gained that status capture the audience of millions... perhaps billions of stupefied viewers who tune into their mind-numbing performances, day-after-day, week after week. Little girls twerk seductively to raunchy lyrics of talentless chart-topping performers, while true talent by those who have spent a lifetime learning and refining their craft, gets buried... intentionally shut out of their deserved limelight because their act does not fit the current narrative that is forced upon us by industry execs. Films, shows and theatrical performances that don't pass the litmus test of Hollywood smut are shunned and blacklisted, while morally bankrupt hollowness is streamed into our homes - the consumers of such revere this as cultural refinement and worthy of committing to memory, only to be regurgitated in its various forms to be endeared by the masses of zombies who savor unoriginality.
Industry is all about consumerism and consumeristic lifestyles. Even those who feel they are being a part of a planet-saving revolution, with their endless virtue-signaling tweets, instagram posts and so-called "activism" play a major part of destroying our planet unawares, because they are led to believe by their handlers that they are the counterculture that will "rise up and change the world" while their very actions defy their narrative... and they are clueless to the damage they are doing (directly and indirectly) to undermine a safe and habitable environment. They only know enough (because they are indoctrinated by their institutions of learning and by "reliable" sources in the media) to alter their consumeristic habits toward those they are brainwashed to believe are better for the planet, but they don't know enough to understand the procurement, industrial processes and eventual disposal of the products they purchase and the lifestyles they choose that are purported to be "green" or "organic" or whatever buzzwords is used to lure them into the illusions that the new big tech magnates use for publicity.
Even the roots of our society: liberty, free speech, religious worship, individuality and independent thought are being infiltrated by purveyors of illusion and fantasy to the point where we are afraid to speak out about reality (in all its beauty... and even discomforting ugliness) so we don't even dare to speak about an elephant in the room for fear of shattering an illusion and causing offense to those who wish to continue to believe. We continue to go down the rabbit hole of illusion and fantasy instead of confronting and ultimately fixing the societal problems that we have. Thus, the wealthy will continue to get wealthier, the poor and independent will be relegated into obscurity and insignificance, the chasm of divisiveness will continue to widen further. Legitimate virtue will be overshadowed by disingenuous recognition, only being availed to those who make a diligent search for such treasures.
For everything that is based on illusion, be brave enough to use your God-given intellect to develop critical thinking skills to break free of your dependence upon those illusions. Blossom in your skills and talents, being the independent creator that God intended for you to be. Finally, never give up your dreams, passions and all that is in you that has still never emerged - never let fear or discouragement stifle your passions and creativity because you are never too old and it is never too late to be who you were meant to be to build your legacy.
