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No, it is not. It's straight out delusional. You could be torturing puppies on a webcam and feel good about it by repeating a quote like that. If you want to b
by hedgew 13y ago
No, it is not. It's straight out delusional. You could be torturing puppies on a webcam and feel good about it by repeating a quote like that.
If you want to become a genuinely good person, you'll have to learn to differentiate between deserved and undeserved hate.
"In the case of any person whose judgment is really deserving of confidence, how has it become so? Because he has kept his mind open to criticism of his opinions and conduct. Because it has been his practice to listen to all that could be said against him; to profit by as much of it as was just, and expound to himself, and upon occasion to others, the fallacy of what was fallacious. Because he has felt, that the only way in which a human being can make some approach to knowing the whole of a subject, is by hearing what can be said about it by persons of every variety of opinion, and studying all modes in which it can be looked at by every character of mind. No wise man ever acquired his wisdom in any mode but this; nor is it in the nature of human intellect to become wise in any other manner."
-- John Stuart Mill
- officemonkey 13y agoI mostly agree with you. I have no problem deciding if I'm a genuinely good person. I am able to determine if my actions are correct and accept valid criticism. This isn't about that. It's about not "letting the bastards get you down." The creative world is rife with people who pooh-pooh your work. Often this criticism is within your own mind, preventing you from developing/creating/succeeding. Having a defense against other people's negativity is an important step to keeping you going. Duke Ellington simply refused to read critics. In today's hyper-connected world, it's difficult to not be "part of the conversation." Having a way to insulate yourself from undeserved hate is an important tool, and knowing the difference is an important skill.