In order to get over 33 million views on YouTube, Rebecca Black had to sing a humiliating song about Friday. Cooper the Golden Retriever puppy racked up 15 million views just for falling asleep (adorably) on a stair step. If you wanted to become an Internet celebrity, it would be much easier if you had fur, walked on four legs, and had a perpetually wiggling tail.
It’s weird, frustrating, jealousy-inducing, unfair, amazing and inspiring—all at the same time—how there are ordinary people who shoot to stardom...
