Not really fulfillment like we normally call it, I'd say more like acceptance. That's exactly it -- people strive for "fulfillment", but find it to be at best

Not really fulfillment like we normally call it, I'd say more like acceptance. That's exactly it -- people strive for "fulfillment", but find it to be at best a nebulous goal, ever out of reach. So they settle its poor imitations - acceptance and recognition.