Don't feel ashamed or guilty about being ungrateful and apathetic to the praises showered on you.
If we could survive just with words of praise, maybe there will be no world hunger, no food storage, no need for modesty, security or a house.
Because if we just survive on verbal vomit, we wouldn't be able to provide ourselves with any of those things.
It's nice to be appreciated, but seriously, we need to eat, pay bills, have a roof over our heads, etc.
Talk is cheap. There will come a time when not believing society has nothing to do with our negative mindset, but instead yo society's inability to put their foot into their mouth.
People, you included, I bet, believe that we should be appreciative of their praises. That their words of encouragement should give us strength, gratitude and prove to us that we are going the right path.
And when the artist vanishes without a trace, they say, "well, that's a shame, s/he was so good "
Yes well, s/he has just starved to death because everyone did exactly what you did, think that they can survive on praises. And also, how often have you actually said, "oh that's so nice! I love it!" But in reality you really thought nothing of it, and it was just a figure of speech?