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Wow, never seen this quote. It applies to certain folks on HN for sure, and definitely folks on Reddit. You'll see lots of criticism, but very little work they'

• ej8jed298 12y ago
  > You'll see lots of criticism, but very little work they've done. And there's nothing wrong with that, provided their arguments are sound. One needn't have been a recording artist to criticize a song, nor a published author to criticize a book, nor a president to criticize whoever's in office. One reason it isn't a well-known quote may be because it embraces a logical fallacy[0]; [0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem
  • coldtea 12y ago
    >One needn't have been a recording artist to criticize a song, nor a published author to criticize a book, nor a president to criticize whoever's in office. It might not "need to be" one, but it will help his criticism be more informed. A person can have any kind of wild off-base ideas about what artists, authors or presidents do. At least those that have done it have some experience and basis in reality.