Tangentially related: the story of Herostratus, whose name it was forbidden to mention since he destroyed the temple of Artemis simply in order to have his name remembered. The ban didn't work out; he is now one of the more famous ancient Greeks, but had his name not been banned he would surely have been forgotten.
Tangentially related to that: the urge to "be someone" is likely shared by all, but the "being" that follows from having your name in the paper (or on Twitter) seems likely a surrogate for one's impression of being remembered and appreciated by people that knows you well, or something that can compensate for a lack thereof.
Point in case: the large proportion of of petty criminals and social outcasts among terrorists and the like.
At least they get to be in the paper (and/or on TV/Twitter/Facebook/Threads/Youtube/Mastodon).
Ironically, after watching "The Emperor's Club", Shutruk-Nahunte is the only Elamite leader I'm aware of, and I had to look up the name of the film to write this comment.
For those who haven't seen it, the main character starts the film making a big point about how Nahunte is largely forgotten despite his efforts to be remembered, because he contributed nothing of value.
Tangentially related to that: the urge to "be someone" is likely shared by all, but the "being" that follows from having your name in the paper (or on Twitter) seems likely a surrogate for one's impression of being remembered and appreciated by people that knows you well, or something that can compensate for a lack thereof.
Point in case: the large proportion of of petty criminals and social outcasts among terrorists and the like.
At least they get to be in the paper (and/or on TV/Twitter/Facebook/Threads/Youtube/Mastodon).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herostratus