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Criticism: unacceptable unless totally devoid of emotion

Responding to criticism: bring your whole emotional self! guard your mental "safety" with your life!




The notion of being passionate without being derisive just isn't an option, I guess?


Derision makes an unmistakable point. Is nothing worthy of derision? I say nothing rather than no one, because to deride a product's failings is not the same as belittling a person.

Let me add that Google has outsize power and influence, and the idea that we need to be nice to the corporate juggernaut is completely ridiculous.


We're not talking about 3rd party opinions here, we're talking about colleagues at the same institution being aggressive and destructive with professional designers.




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