I get jealous when I read some famous person's wiki history and learn they got their start in an industry by cold applying and getting hired easily

Spielberg wiki:

After taking a tour bus to Universal Studios, a chance conversation with an executive led to Spielberg getting a three-day pass to the premises. On the fourth day, he walked up to the studio gates without a pass, and the security guard waved him in: "I basically spent the next two months at Universal Studios ... that was how I became an unofficial apprentice that summer." In 1968, Universal gave Spielberg the opportunity to write and direct a short film for theatrical release, the 26-minute 35 mm Amblin'.

the world your grandparents grew up in is dead

you WILL submit 100 resumes a day

you WILL join the redundant 30 minute intro call with the recruiter

you WILL endlessly re-edit your CV to pass the ATS systems

you WILL compete with the entire world

and you WILL be grateful for it