If by "everyone" you mean "people I see on the internet", you're only seeing them because they desperately want / need you to see them, and your perception of t

If by "everyone" you mean "people I see on the internet", you're only seeing them because they desperately want / need you to see them, and your perception of their accomplishments is their currency. If you mean people you encounter in real life (and they aren't inner-circle), they likely are just saying something, ANYTHING, to either just make conversation or give themselves confirmation that they exist and that they're valid. We're human, after all. Just try to take it all with a grain of salt. There's no "correct path" in life. You get to define what success and happiness means for you, and you'll also never find a shortage of people who will tell you you're wrong lol -- but the most-free people in the world are those who unapologetically just "are". Be your authentic self, dude -- do nothing, do something, who gives a shit! Life can't pass you by if you spend it truly enjoying whatever it is that gets you off (even if that's "nothing")