The comments section of Ben's feature was exploding! His eyes lit up! 'I'm going to be a star!'
Then he read what people were saying:
"If this nerd can do it, so can I!"
"I don't believe I'll be worse than an Oompa-Loompa."
"This guy looks familiar. Isn't he from that meme shoppin's got me hoppin'? Shlomo?"
Many young people found Ben's writing inspirational, but not for the reason he wanted--they all used it to step on his head!
Despite that, he somehow maintained a shaky smile…even though his eyes were dead… 'I suppose it's still good. At least the comments aren't negative.' Then he scrolled down:
"How'd they put this fool on the front of the site? He looks like the kind of guy that starts steroids to play musical chairs."
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"He looks like Jesse Eisenberg if he was born with fetal alcohol syndrome."
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"He looks like an undercover cop at an elementary school sleepover."
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