This is actually a really interesting thought! Thinking about myself, I realized I'm more likely to do off-the-cuff "here's why I liked this" than I am to do off-the-cuff "here's why I didn' like this", and in general if I'm analyzing something I didn't like, I'll demand more from myself re: the argumentation and polish. In general a more neutral, dissecting tone, if that makes sense? (I do rant and rage and seethe about things I don't like, but that's generally in private chats. If it goes out in public, I'm squeeful or neutral.)
I think it's partly due to (expected) backlash – my experience is that in a lot of settings, saying "This thing didn't work for me due to these reasons" will get lots of backlash à la "But it worked for me!!!" if fans get a hold of it. OTOH, if I know the audience agrees with me, we can go into a loathefest in the comments.
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Date: 27/1/19 20:15 (UTC)This is actually a really interesting thought! Thinking about myself, I realized I'm more likely to do off-the-cuff "here's why I liked this" than I am to do off-the-cuff "here's why I didn' like this", and in general if I'm analyzing something I didn't like, I'll demand more from myself re: the argumentation and polish. In general a more neutral, dissecting tone, if that makes sense? (I do rant and rage and seethe about things I don't like, but that's generally in private chats. If it goes out in public, I'm squeeful or neutral.)
I think it's partly due to (expected) backlash – my experience is that in a lot of settings, saying "This thing didn't work for me due to these reasons" will get lots of backlash à la "But it worked for me!!!" if fans get a hold of it. OTOH, if I know the audience agrees with me, we can go into a loathefest in the comments.