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There's no discussion possible without the confrontation of ideas, which means that criticism is vital for any progress. And also getting seriously hurt by crit

• dahart 9y ago
  > There's no discussion possible without the confrontation of ideas I agree. Ha! ;) This borders on suggesting that all criticism is good and altruistic and beneficial to society. I think the vast majority of all criticism is ego driven, motivated by wanting to feel superior. Most of it doesn't produce progress or discussion. When it's hurtful, it's usually because it was intended to be hurtful which means it's more than critique. > grownups are supposed to be able to cope with the fact that others don't share your ideas There's a difference between evaluating ideas and looking only for faults. There's a difference between critique and criticism. It sounds like you are talking mostly about critique, except for this part about being grownups. While your statement is true, it's only half. Grownups also critique without criticizing, they can evaluate something without putting others down, without insulting or being mean. http://abacus.bates.edu/~rrichar2/learn/ui/critique.html http://abacus.bates.edu/~rrichar2/learn/ui/critique.html