>what is gained if we dismiss out of hand criticism because it is not respectful? As someone who has experienced some of this, the criticism isn't being dismis

>what is gained if we dismiss out of hand criticism because it is not respectful? As someone who has experienced some of this, the criticism isn't being dismissed because its disrespectful. It is being dismissed because the disrespect is the point, and the only point in many cases. It is not criticism, the criticism is a bad faith label to immunize the disrespect from consequences.