Anyone care for a gently sour vague posting about no one in particular?
So, you're valid for not liking a piece of media. You can and are allowed to express your opinion about it, with your whole chest! You can even say the writing of a certain podcast is dogshit and I'll disagree with you wholeheartedly but gladly let you say so!
However, if you're in my space, you also gotta tell me why it's dogshit in your humble opinion. Because if you don't elaborate on that point, I'm gonna just go down the road of assuming certain things about you, and not consider your opinion worth of consideration.
Also for the love of fuck, tag your malevolent neg properly, I don't wanna see that shit--especially if you just feel like dumping on something I love without the courtesy of telling me why.
this!! critical analysis and building evidenced opinions on work is really important!! but don’t bombard people with it!!
not saying you shouldn’t use the main tag, but just also use a tag making it clear that it’s negative, the same way it’s best practice to also tag if it includes spoilers. it’s important to engage with different views even on something you like to gain a full rounded perspective on it, but sometimes people are just here for escapism and want the option when to see it
I don’t love all the writing in malevolent — some of it feels a bit repetitive and simple, particularly around the chronic use of similes in the description which as a fellow writer hurts my heart little. and some of the language feels off for the time period; I’m far from an expert on 1930s linguistics but having them say things like “vibe” and “rent free” throws me off a bit. In my case, I recognise that and still have fun with the ideas and the characters. it’s just about having courtesy for other users
Couldn't have said it better (and you were much less salty about it than me lmao)
