AwkwardlySet
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Ideally, yes. We are all human though. We are touchy about our stories, we invested time and effort and talent to write them and it is hard not to get pissed off when someone is dismissing them in such a way. What I described n the previous post is a great way of sticking it to the assholes but I am not sure how realistic it is for an average Lit author. We are mostly amateurs here, we are not widely recognized and respected so this kind of feedback can get to us.When you are objective and you believe in your work, you cannot be put in your place if you do not want to be.
I've been critiqued. I've been critiqued fairly and I've also been nitpicked over bullshit by someone with an axe to grind. I've never been butthurt by any of it because no one makes anyone butthurt, butthurt is a personal choice.
Butthurt serves a purpose. Whenever you feel insulted or slighted, that is simply a sign that your ego is in the way. You can learn to read the signs, recognize your ego and make it stand down. The more that you do this, the more positive your life experiences will become.
Or you can sit there and pout in the comfort of your butthurtness and not grow learn or improve. Your choice.
All that I said in the previous post, I actually managed to do with one such malicious email and I ended up feeling quite good about myself. It's not easy though and I don't believe I could do it every time. But yeah, if you manage to do it, it feels really good