A Hollywood Cliché - Everybody wants to be a star…

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Bright lights and Showtime!
Paparazzi and a theme song!
Red carpet and auto-tune!
Implants and a best-dressed look!

Fame.
It used to be that only a precious few got to taste its sweetness.
Now it’s on everyone’s lips.
The overnight success is no longer a myth.
With a sex tape/reality TV show/a gazillion YouTube hits,
Anyone and everyone can be in the mix.

Fame.
Come one come all.
Opportunity hardly knocked before it kicked down the door.
If you play your cards right, you’ll get your time in the sun, and even a tan.
So you gotta soak up as much as you can.
Here’s your chance to share that talent with the world, if you got one.
And if you don’t, well here’s your chance to make something out of nothing,
Which is a talent unto itself.
And that’s okay, because
A chance is what we all want.
A chance to live out our dreams...
To become the person we always wanted to be...
To feel like we matter in this crazy, crumbling world...
To have our existence mean something to somebody, anybody...
To feel special...
To be loved.

Hooray for Hollywood!
The dream factory lives!Fame.
Never before has it been so accessible.
Never before has it been so attainable.
You used to only read about the gods and goddesses of La La Land.
Now you can be one yourself... well sort of.
And sort of is just enough.
Even if it is for 15 minutes.

Fame.
Never before has it meant absolutely nothing.