To be somebody inevitably implies they have done something. The significance of the somebody is relative to the magnitude of the something. Big things bring recognition, and nothing maintains anonymity.
We can all do something. Failure and setbacks are something. Fake, cheat, steal and mimic are not. An assumed somebody who does nothing is short-lived, while a nobody who does something will not be for long.
Ridicule, doubt, and even disbelief litter the path of those who become somebody. Even with the negative, there is something.
Our disillusionment in acceptance and recognition directly correlates with nothing. Desire, commitment, and grit are the characteristics of somebody, and when absent, so is action, which resonates with nobody.
Possibly our recognition is a factor in our choices and resultant actions, and then where absent so is respect.
