And sometimes, it's your post that is wrong and the people commenting are pointing that out. It happens! If you have controversial opinions you have to accept that you're likely wrong a good portion of the time.
I think many controversial things (I am a diehard socialist at heart) but speak them rarely. Why? I guess I am indeed thin-skinned, but also fear pissing off my paying subscribers. I write an art-related column here, and readers like it that way. The one time I wrote a column dealing with a political issue, the reaction was hot. I do have another column I write, having nothing to do with art, so maybe I'll start speaking my mind there more freely. I think it's time.
If you don’t have people telling you that you’re an idiot, or that you’re wrong, or that you’re woke, or whatever … you ain’t doing it right.
hah this is a fair point too
And sometimes, it's your post that is wrong and the people commenting are pointing that out. It happens! If you have controversial opinions you have to accept that you're likely wrong a good portion of the time.
I read the email and was ready to torch a bitch for thin/skin typo but damnit, corrected in the live version. 🐸
*returns to cave*
Thanks I was corrected already, appreciate the proofreading
Maybe my favourite early internet comment… “First”
Like people used to just claim first with nothing else to add. It is perfect actually.
So very true!
Great article. Puts a lot of discourse in perspective.
I think many controversial things (I am a diehard socialist at heart) but speak them rarely. Why? I guess I am indeed thin-skinned, but also fear pissing off my paying subscribers. I write an art-related column here, and readers like it that way. The one time I wrote a column dealing with a political issue, the reaction was hot. I do have another column I write, having nothing to do with art, so maybe I'll start speaking my mind there more freely. I think it's time.
A great Emile Friant picture to go with a nice post
I agree with all of this. That having been said, comments on my post are now only available to pay subscribers as I just got tired of the abuse.
Oddly, writing about France, really riles people up !
Yeah no problems with changing comment settings at all, I totally get it - always run your publication how you want
This reads do true.
And sometimes, just sometimes, they might be right and you might be wrong. (Never happened to me though, natch!)
Excellent post Doomberg!
I am just preparing a speech about that very subject.
Maybe some people will start thinking with more clarity, research, common sense, and the facts and not just their emotional opinions.
Wow! You hit the nailon the head over and over and over! Takes "damned if you, damned if you don't" to new heights or maybe depths.