This content was created by Eric Siu. This content was uploaded by Eric Siu. This is a YouTube short titled "Fame is overrated, be of service #shorts" (uploaded March 20, 2021). The excerpt is a brief English monologue by a single speaker (labeled SPEAKER A) offering creator/advice commentary: encouraging people to focus on being helpful and sharing useful insights rather than chasing fame or status when posting content.
You know, whenever I try to sound interesting, I end up sounding like an idiot. What I try to do instead is I just try to be helpful. You know, if someone needs something, I'll be out there. If I find an interesting insight, I'm going to try to share it with people. So when I think about like, what's something of value I can post out there, that lens is a lot more helpful than, hey, I want to create some content and I want to be famous. I think chasing status more so than trying to be helpful is not the best game.
