People saying souljah boy has lost his mind are reaching.

The furor around the young man's twitter confessions and his statement on Global Grind has attracted a murder of crows eager to pick at the bones of a confused 18 year old.

2 years ago nobody knew who he was. The child, as a part of generation 3.0, simply lived his life which, in part, includes social media. Who could know that the timing of a catchy dance, hook and the explosion of social media would take him out of the plebeian ether and into super-star stratosphere? He didn't know. He couldn't foresee the "mo' money more problems" meme to be played out in his personal life.

Most on-the-rise celebs I've ever known from areas such as sports or entertainment where a meteoric rise can bring together at once years of hope, work and sacrifice have faced a similar situation. They're human, too. For the athlete the issues are not exactly identical with the entertainer's issues but they are closely related.

Think about it. INSTANT celebrity. Your private life is gone, you can't REALLY know who to trust and relationships both personal and otherwise change forever in a dramatic way.

Do these people around me really care about me? Do they want what I can give them be it status, wealth or living large?

With such a dramatic shift in priorities, definitions and prospective isn't natural for one to wonder WHO they are, their purpose, their meaning?

Of course it is. We've seen it a dozen times this year. Why do you think celebs run out into traffic, lose themselves in vice or commit instant or extended suicide?

It's hard.