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Ed Martin's avatar

I can't even imagine the stress of trying to continually "feed the beast" to maintain a self-promotion machine in pursuit of fame. I would much rather be loved and respected for who I am than famous for who I am pretending to be.

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Christos V (Simply Finance)'s avatar

Wow, that story about Kobe gives me chills. Thanks for sharing!

I would hate on Kobe too every now and again calling him a ball-hog. Then one day I saw an interview where he said, "I saw the work you put in during practice, that's why I'm not passing you the ball." Kobe deserved to take every last shot.

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Tankster's avatar

No such thing as bad press? Get victimized by an illegal arrest, aided and abetter by Big Brothers, Big Sisters, incompetence by cops and a truculent prosecutor, all conspiring together and tell me how it goes...

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Contrary to Ordinary's avatar

Nice piece Jared. Love the subtlety, IYKYK 👍

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Nathan's avatar

That Kobe story. Properly good people.

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Lago Brian's avatar

I believe what you are saying here is true. And things that are often promoted are usually not the top-tier stuff.

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Brad Woolard's avatar

Really well done!

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Liz's avatar

One of your best

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