Question

What is the meaning of this butterfly quote: "The caterpillar does all the work but the butterfly gets all the publicity." - George Carlin.

Answer 1

The ones who do the work never get recognized, but the stars do. For example, a company CEO such as Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook) is extremely famous, but all the people who work for him are completely unknown. If you are a "grunt", then no one will recognize you. They search for the icon to represent the whole.

Answer 2

it is related to the condition in our current society because many works from the one that is not the focus of spotlight often go unnoticed

for example, you may remember the lead actress of a movie, but it is very likely that you won't remember the video editor that made the movie happen

hope this helps