I interpret it the way it’s intended but it’s a pretty annoying phrase to me.
Never meet my heroes? I’ve already been disillusioned by the people I know closely in real life, nobody is perfect and it would have been naive to assume some celebrity is. I have never “modelled my life on someone” or aspired to take their niche in the celebrity ecosystem, because thst woild be unoriginal.
I think that’s a more productive lesson you can derive from it - aim to be a best version of yourself instead of a presented/catered version of someone else
I interpret it the way it’s intended but it’s a pretty annoying phrase to me.
Never meet my heroes? I’ve already been disillusioned by the people I know closely in real life, nobody is perfect and it would have been naive to assume some celebrity is. I have never “modelled my life on someone” or aspired to take their niche in the celebrity ecosystem, because thst woild be unoriginal.
I think that’s a more productive lesson you can derive from it - aim to be a best version of yourself instead of a presented/catered version of someone else
Also, a very literal interpretation is also correct - famous people don’t like meeting “plebs” unless they’ve mentally prepared for it