Welcome to the Life

What is this for? I don't really know. I just want it to help me. I need all the help I can get. It doesn't matter if I feel silly or ashamed or like I'm conforming to an over-glorified way of digital communication.
I've got a wish. I want to write. I want to write until the day turns dark and the dark turns to a dismal overcast morning. The problem is, everyone wants to write. Whether they do or not is up to them but EVERYONE wants to write. I can't take a walk down the street without bumping into someone with a hope of someday writing a book. I can't watch TV without hearing about some celebrity or host having written a few. I know that doesn't mean much; why let that distract me from my own dreams? But where once being a writer made people feel special and unique, now if I tell someone I'm writing a book, my response is "Oh, yeah? That's nice. Wanna get a drink?"
I've found that because everyone believes they can write a book (even when they have zero skills or training) and publishers are scrambling to get every cent they can from author's earnings, I can't ever find a good book to read! I've resorted to safely following authors I know I like and never trying anything new.
Not only that, but how on Earth can I judge my own skills in the publishing world when people are getting published just because they're famous? Good stories gone to waste and trash being popped out of the publishing houses like stale popcorn everyday... I can't help but feel cold inside.
If I had a hundred wishes, I'd make sure one went out to all the writers with good ideas and loads of talent to get published. If I had ONE wish... well, it would probably be to have superpowers or something. But as a writer, I'm going to make it with my own talent. I'm going to find a great idea, make it my own, and set a new standard in the world of writing. Someday, somehow. Famous last words.