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Well, try to publish an academic paper, and prepare for abuse in the form of reviews. At some point you need to learn to just shrug it off and focus on your wor
by auggierose 9y ago
Well, try to publish an academic paper, and prepare for abuse in the form of reviews. At some point you need to learn to just shrug it off and focus on your work. Same is true for making games, I guess.
- DanBC 9y agoDo reviews of academic papers typically come in the form of "Hello, FUCK YOU - people do not read this SJW paper, it is retarded and a piece of crap"?
- auggierose 9y agoDifferent words are used, but the meaning is sometimes the same
- jstewartmobile 9y ago"Hello, FUCK YOU" would be an improvement over some of the the passive-aggressive backstabbing I've seen. It's like, at least you'd know...
- vanderZwan 9y agoI'm sure that negative feedback on research papers hurts, and that there is more emotional vitriol thrown in there than necessary for constructive criticism, but I highly doubt it's comparable to the type of abuse gamers send game designers on-line, let alone that researchers have to worry about death threats and doxxing from fellow researchers. Public backlash to controversial research is another topic entirely of course