I love the perspective of criticism from someone who both gives and receives it. I enjoyed reading this and mentioned before on an other post that what draws me to critical writing is that it’s a tool for learning that helps give better understanding into art we love in a deeper way.
I think the challenging truth is that criticism in i…
I love the perspective of criticism from someone who both gives and receives it. I enjoyed reading this and mentioned before on an other post that what draws me to critical writing is that it’s a tool for learning that helps give better understanding into art we love in a deeper way.
I think the challenging truth is that criticism in its best form allows to grow and expand and draw from other perspectives to improve. But one thing I notice now in my forties is that you have to have a strong sense of self to be able to deal with it.
An enfant terrible boss lives rent free in our minds when we lack the self confidence to know they are full of it. Not to mention that often people try to push down others to lift themselves up, as well as all the perverse incentives that you mention (hot take click bait) whose destructive hatefulness with anonymity dehumanizes and cuts down rather than build up.
As someone whose had the type of success writing critical books I’d love to hear who inspired you or what you believe makes the best type of criticism.
I love the perspective of criticism from someone who both gives and receives it. I enjoyed reading this and mentioned before on an other post that what draws me to critical writing is that it’s a tool for learning that helps give better understanding into art we love in a deeper way.
I think the challenging truth is that criticism in its best form allows to grow and expand and draw from other perspectives to improve. But one thing I notice now in my forties is that you have to have a strong sense of self to be able to deal with it.
An enfant terrible boss lives rent free in our minds when we lack the self confidence to know they are full of it. Not to mention that often people try to push down others to lift themselves up, as well as all the perverse incentives that you mention (hot take click bait) whose destructive hatefulness with anonymity dehumanizes and cuts down rather than build up.
As someone whose had the type of success writing critical books I’d love to hear who inspired you or what you believe makes the best type of criticism.