Inheriting a legend is a rigged comparison. Step into a great figure’s role and you get measured against a myth, then blamed for any difference.
If you must follow someone famous, change the direction. Redefine the role, shift the style, alter the goals. Create a new standard that cannot be judged by the old one. Honor the predecessor without worshipping them, but do not imitate them where they were strongest.
The crowd wants a first version, not a copy. Imitation invites contempt because it highlights your dependence. So make your presence distinct. Bring new strengths, new priorities, a different rhythm.
Your task is to become the reference point, not the echo. Build a stage where you can win by being different, and let the old comparison die from irrelevance.
This law is about identity and expectations. People do not evaluate you fairly. They evaluate you against their stories. Change the story before it cages you. Then your name can stand alone.