Answer: Being a somebody is like being popular. Most of the time popular people and somebodies are show-offs and follow really dumb trends and fads.
Explanation: This is because these people TRY to be cool or cooler by, like I said before, trends or fads. So really most of the time a somebody is just an overrated figure. One more piece, these people often have followers and other cronies. I couldn`t find the book, but I used my first hand encounters with these type of people.
