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Laurie Penny is on stage at a panel about dealing with criticism, saying (paraphrase) "the last thing a creative person needs is to develop a 'thick skin'" and I'm wondering where the hell people like her were when people were giving me the exact opposite advice on Livejournal 13 years ago. -_-
I wanted to start a standing ovation, because "just ignore them and pretend it doesn't hurt" is COMPLETELY SHITTY ADVICE and, frankly, you should feel terrible if you've ever dispensed it.
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Dispensed, no.
Received, hooooo yeah.
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@JulieSqveakaroo *high fives and hugs* Go Team Sensitive! <3
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@zebratron2084 It's still common advice. And it still sucks. Though it usually lurks behind the mask of "It's the internet and it will never be different, so deal with it" these days.
Kind of sad, because the latest impact I've observed is that it warps the successful young creators into hating their audience, as a sort of defense mechanism.