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& #39;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& #39;s about the writer& #39;s response to a work, and potentially your response to the critique—the work itself is not being changed/harmed.

I& #39;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& #39;ve revealed something I didn& #39;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& #39;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">https://twitter.com/hujane/st...