I think we sometimes overlook the positive outcomes that arise from the effort to publicly ridicule silly ideas, like Javascript and Ruby.
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@dibblego I've been thinking about this a lot, it seems negatively useful to ignore silly things. People complain about complaining, though!
@puffnfresh That's because they are unfamiliar with the idea of brutal critique and fail to realise that this is exactly the problem.
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@dibblego@puffnfresh There are also ways of offering critique that give the recipient an excuse to ignore what is being said. -
@d_christiansen@puffnfresh Yes, appeasing fragile egos never helps. I agree, stay focussed, direct and brutal when necessary. - Show replies
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@dibblego@puffnfresh I reckon most of the time they _are_ familiar with the idea of brutal critique. They just follow a double standard.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@dibblego@puffnfresh i.e. Programmers will shit on bad movies, services, etc. all day. But someone else shitting on their code? Deplorable! -
@lambdatoast@puffnfresh I agree. It's not unfamiliarity, it's confusion and doublethink. Counselling is in order.
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