When you are good at something and your reputation is being made by your talent, there will always be a bunch of people spreading unlikeliness towards it and making fun of your talent and making it a topic of gossip in the name of fun.
My suggestion to all hardworking talented people is:
Let them talk what they want to. Their opinion about you, is not going to change the reality. People clearly know the difference between criticism and reality.
Talent can never be overshadowed by false opinions.
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