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One thing that always fascinates me about the ~let people enjoy things~ response is the suggestion that your enjoyment of media/art is so flimsy that the lightest criticism can utterly obliterate it. It's either that or you can see the truth in the critique, which... ¯\\_(ツ)_/¯
Good criticism telegraphs—implicitly or explicitly—the lens and framing with which the writer is analyzing the piece of art. It shows its work. It's about the writer's response to a work, and potentially your response to the critique—the work itself is not being changed/harmed.
I've analyzed my own responses along these lines—my knee-jerk "GOD JUST SHUT UP" when someone says something negative about something I like. Do I reject their framing or conclusions? Am I annoyed that they've revealed something I didn't want to notice? Am I taking it personally?
I think this is a totally human response, for the record. But when I try to analyze my own responses, I think about the place where I spend most of my time (critical media fandom) where criticism and enjoyment ostensibily aren't in opposition. (in practice...that varies too lol)
Anyway, this thread brought to you after reading responses to this review, which I look forward to reading after I watch this show 100% for the aesthetic https://twitter.com/hujane/status/1330900030140477442
