Board Thread:General Wiki Discussion/@comment-4833240-20140301051701/@comment-1196539-20140304191228

Princess Callie wrote: When you're dealing with people in their teens, they don't take "neutral" criticism seriously. A criticism should not just be objective; it should be mixed, and for good reason. The writer says "writing is subjective bro." Whenever they say that, it's not because they're an idiot, it's because they refuse to take it seriously. Right. An idiot. That's what I said.

Subjective is subjective. Objective is objective. There is no turning one into the other. Even critical analysis is technically subjective.

But do you honestly believe that starting a review with "This fucking sucks" or any similar statement is going to invoke change in that person? That it will make them want to become a better writer, or take it more seriously? You don't think it will just make them think, "Well this guy's just an asshole," and stop reading right there? That it will do anything but make them immediately put up resistance?

Because I can assure you that that first sentence is where most people would just stop reading.