AMoveableBeast
Literotica Guru
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- Feb 1, 2013
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Whether it is an opportunity to learn and whether the author of the story sees it as an opportunity to learn are two different things. And on this Web site, I think it's a misunderstanding (unless the author has posted a request for critique on the Feedback forum)--and rather arrogant--to assume that people are posting stories for an opportunity to learn from you to write better. That certainly has nothing to do with why I post stories here. And once having taken that false assumption they are easily led into giving critiques that aren't welcome--and there's no reason why they should be unless they were directly requested.
Oh, I don't think it has to be anything so formal as a critique, though I guess if that is the way the person in questions personality runs that's fine. And it certainly isn't about teaching anyone anything. It's just human interaction.
I just tend to believe that any artistic endeavor undertaken in the public eye is an invitation for a response of some kind--whether that is clapping (here maybe fapping substitutes) or booing depends a bit on the audience. But otherwise, what is the point? Are you, as Vonnegut said, simply "opening the window and making love to the world?"
If you disagree, try playing the bagpipes unexpectedly at any sufficiently crowded venue and watch the "feedback" roll in. I just think it is strange to do something that encourages an interactive response--breakdancing, beat poetry, burping the alphabet, taking part in a fucking chili cook-off --in an open forum, and not expect a response of some kind, either positive or negative. Theoretically, if one did not want one, the performer would stay home and practice the craft in the relative peace and quiet of their own home.
I find, rather, it is that most people seek the cheers and not the jeers. But that's never been the case for...well, anything. Whether it's baking a cupcake, painting a mural, or singing a song--anytime you create something for public consumption, you no longer dictate how that product, even a free one, is treated.
You take the good with the bad.