This is now a familiar pattern. Someone does something impressive and is quickly the public's darling. Then he continues his impressive feat and the public turns on him. Suddenly there's a backlash. We're seeing it now with deposed JEOPARDY champ, James Holzhauer.
A month ago: "He's great!" "He's amazing!" "I LOVE this guy!"
Now: "He's smug!" "He smiles funny!" "He's rude to Alex!" "I HATE this guy!"
For many, the game show should be now called JEALOUSY.
Personally, I think what he's done is extraordinary. His breadth of knowledge is breathtaking.
But we live in an age of haters -- haters who now have a global voice. They can anonymously take shots at anyone they want through social media. James, if you're reading this, stay off of Twitter. Same for you Joe Buck.
But it got me to thinkin’. What if Twitter existed during the time of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address? I imagine this is the kind of stuff we'd see.
@lunkhead – I’m at Gettysburg Address w/ 67 others.
@dissgrntled – Shit! Linken is tall!
@shorty – I hate tall people!
@bobballoobobballoo – At least we can see him.
@shorty – Who WANTS to see him?
@mauron -- You are fucking hilarious dude! RT
@shorty – Who WANTS to see him?
@loserboy4 – Is that a beard or a beaver on his chin?
@zippy – Abe’s making a pubic appearance.
@lunkhead – HA! RT
@zippy – Abe’s making a pubic appearance.
@lunkhead – Talk louder pussy chin! I can’t HEAR YOU!!!
@shorty – Who WANTS to hear you?
@zippy – 4score + 7years. What the fuck is that?
@bobballooobobballoo – Math???? In a MF’ing speech?
@loserboy4 – I want to punch him in the face.
@dropoutat9 – LINCON YOU SUCK!
@dissgrntled – Why does he hate the south? Fuck you, Abe!
@zippy – How much is 4score +7years?
@mauron – 150
@bobballoobobballoo – 16.
@lunkhead – His voice makes me sick.
@zippy – Choke on your beard, dickwad!
@loserboy4 – What does konsecrate mean? He uses all this $10 words.
@dyspeptic – I want to punch him in the face.
@dropoutat9 – Can we get a president who doesn’t hate the north?
@lunkhead – Or can shave.
@zippy – HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA RT
@lunkhead – Or can shave.
@bobballooobobballoo – Where’s his wife? I hear she’s hot.
@dissgrntled – She’s a whore.
@mauron – This guy is so LAME. He just said the ground is hollow. Really? Then how come we’re not all falling in?
@loserboy4 – That’s weird. I thought the same thing you did. Great minds…
@lunkhead – With that beard he looks like Ape Lincoln.
@shorty – The missing Link-n.
@dyspeptic – LMAO! You dudes should entertain the troops.
@bobballooobobballoo – Hi, I’m Ape Lincoln and I’ve come here today to say blahblahblahblahblahblahblah.
@zippy – Yeah. Nobody cares dude!!
@dissgrntled – By the people, 4 the people, of the people – WTF? did you run out of words for people? You suck! No, you really suck!
@loserboy4 – I want to punch him in the face.
@mauron – That’s it? That’s the whole speech? That was like 5 minutes.
@shorty – What a gyp.
@dyspeptic – Yeah. We want more!
@lunkhead – I hate you!!!!!!!!
@dropoutat9 – You’re a tool!!
@loserboy4 – And a douche!!!
@dissgrntled – And an A-hole!!
@dyspeptic – LOL Just got that. RT
@zippy – Abe’s making a pubic appearance.
from By Ken Levine
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