Don't Be Critical

"that's trolling!" The self esteem movement will be how the meek inherit the earth... (FYI - religion is a superstition, those books are all lies)

Some ego's can't handle anything but praise from a chorus in an echo chamber.

"Don't be critical" some say, "never be critical" - That's trolling.  We all must glad hand each other, they would say, the truth is not kind enough, they would say. I say that only cowards live behind thick veils of faux politeness.  This entire movement of plastic self esteem breeds the darker reactions.  As cowards continue to ignore their lie behind that idiot veil of politeness, balance is sought from the other, then the cowards combine in a seemingly contradictory rage and hate chorus.... and the cycle continues.

Isn't the self esteem movement grand?  Lying politely, you all must be saints (or narcissists looking for your own praise chorus). 

Pretending a life, like a child - like a coward.  I may not have a praise chorus or a fan club, but at least I'm not some grown up baby of a pandering d********g.

Now that, baby Dick, was trolling....   you should know it well, it's similar to pandering.  The real difference is the motivations behind it all - one is to see or expose a naked truth, the other is for...eh, lets just say they are for the much more self serving kinds of motivations. 

 

(it's very difficult to be rationally difficult)

Author's Note

You should try harder maybe?

Reviews

[SRMarx]

It is true that the self-esteem movement has caused a lot of grief for people who have to face the world with a sense of confidence they have yet to earn. Criticism is a part of life and it is needed in order to improve oneself, but criticism can be given in a constructive manner which I'd consider kind and not necessarily a fake politeness. There is a way to balance both.

[Davidgeo]

Yeah... and there's also this thing called 'the direct and honest truth unabashed'. Those who try and qualify their criticism softly are a waste of time at best, a fundamental detriment to honest thought at worst. The balance you seek is a myth cooked up to justify massive overpopulation. We can't all be Tom Brady... your "balance" pertends the oppo..

[Davidgeo]

('pretends' I meant, f****n' typos... I'm no tom brady apparently)

[Cody Jeremy Thompson]

It's either ironic or simply lazy that I'm not giving any criticism. I just wanted to upvote it cause I most certainly agree. We should improve in any way possible isolation from criticism is fatal. I do love when people say I dislike something because I'm a troll or because it has X , X usually being a female cast or a black character.

[Davidgeo]

It's not that simple. X is quickly becoming anything not in line with Y's ideas. It's not a feminist or racist thing, maybe on the surface but in general I see that as a separate issue. It's the attitude of today's over the top social justice warriors in general, they believe in freedom of speech and tolerance right up until you disagree with what their speech is or what they tolerate. Women can just as guilty as men, black people can be just as guilty as white people, etc., etc..

[Cody Jeremy Thompson]

Yeah I didn't think it's the only thing they mind. X can be any principle you disagree with in any shape or form. It's not rare to be disregarded due to your beliefs not fitting in with theirs, often without any explanation or discussion. Overall a reason for liking this.

[Davidgeo]

Thanks for reading this horse s**t anyway.

[Cody Jeremy Thompson]

Always a pleasure to confirm my bias.

[Davidgeo]

Fulfilling and rich, the emotion... I just filled my pants.

[Rainee Whiting]

A fan of your Free Form Prose Poetry...... and this is spot on.

[Davidgeo]

Thank you. I've never had a fan before. Well, not anyone that would admit it openly anyway.

[Ohioman]

Seems okay... except for one thing.

It looks more like a short story instead of a poem.

Just saying, of course.

[Davidgeo]

You're right, I think is more of a rant than anything. I'll just call it free form prose poetry, much easier than changing it to a short story. And quite frankly my appetite for ranting further on the subject of this short story/ prose poetry thing is dwindling quite rapidly.