People can usually tell when all you want is for them to be an accessory to some internalized success story, sooner or later.

Just focus on you. If your path happens to overlap with a particular creator, awesome. If not, carry on, you're already doing the thing you love and people will love it back

but also looping back to the don't obsess over 'high profile' artists bit, if your main goal is to get in the social circles of [insert creative here], you need to re-evaluate what drives you to create because that is a recipe for burnout and disappointment.

People you meet through being genuinely earnest about your craft, regardless of 'popularity' or 'technical skill' will be longer lasting and more fulfilling. It'll take time and a bit of coming to terms with being your own loudest cheerleader, but you *will* grow a sense of place.