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The Clap That Exposed the Green-Eyed Monsters
Unmasking the Jealousy Brigade in the World of Online Writing
Once upon a time in the whimsical land of Medium.com, where writers roamed free and readers devoured words like candy, there lived a scribe named Brandt Amela. Now, Brandt had a peculiar belief: every clap on his articles was a direct measure of his readers’ jealousy. Yes, you heard that right, jealousy!
Brandt’s journey through Medium was like a comical rollercoaster. He’d post an article, and the claps would start raining down. He’d sit back, twirling his metaphorical mustache, convinced that he had just exposed the jealousy lurking in the hearts of his readers. “Oh, you clapped 50 times? You must be green with envy!” he’d say, stroking his ego.
As he sipped his virtual tea and cackled at the thought of all the envy he’d unearthed, Brandt couldn’t help but wonder why the world hadn’t recognized his genius sooner. “If you didn’t clap on my articles,” he’d muse, “it’s because you’re simply jealous of my writing prowess!”
Brandt’s articles took a turn for the absurd. Titles like “10 Signs You’re Secretly Jealous of My Clap-Worthy Content” and “Why Haters Hate (Hint: It’s All About My Claps)” became the talk of Medium. Readers scratched their heads, pondering whether they should clap or not…
