SUCCESS in LA is nothing more than a popularity game.

....For creative people. Just think...in order to get anything done or out there, you have to convince someone who has the means of making it possible for you. Getting a book published, having a successful(as in actually making $) Art Gallery show, having a popular/busy nightclub, getting a film made, etc. the list goes on and on and can be applied to many applications. The only way to convince these people that what they are capitalizing on their investment is by being known, popular and having 'clout', achieved by going to tons of parties and getting people to know you and like you or at least think that you're cool. Everyone in this town is on a quest to be 'cool', to be 'popular' to be 'known'. As long as you have an army behind you, then you are Golden. However, this army can be comprised of just about 'anyone' that goes out or wants to be seen; any loser who just wants to belong or be part of a larger group, not necessarily smart or having individual thought. In reality, this then negates any credibility in the main person that has the army, since their soldiers are a reflection of them. But nobody ever sees it like that. This is what people are missing, this is what everyone forgets. Its not how popular you are that counts, its the quality of your army that is important, not the size of it. People in this town always seem to forget that...