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Jun. 3rd, 2024 09:05 pmRead a few items worth keeping in mind...
Fan: How do you manage to keep a thick skin with all of the criticism and negative attacks you get on Social Media?
Headwriter/Editor in Chief: nothing that happens online really matters. There are creators and editors who never engage with social media at all, and whose books sell fine. Others of us choose to engage with this audience. And it’s a fan audience, a hardcore audience, and that means that each individual communicator is going to be more dedicated to their position and feelings than the average. But it also means that those folks are no different from the majority who simply buy their work, read them and enjoy them. So the threats and the vitriol and the calls for editors to be fired or disciplined or whatever—it’s all theater, it’s a tempest in a teapot. Once you realize that, it’s impossible to take a lot of that seriously. Like anyone, every once in a while some random comment will get under my skin. But for the most part, I’m here for the people who generally like what we’ve been doing and who want to interact and have a more full experience. And that means sometimes answering questions and talking down fans who may be upset about something. But as long as we all treat one another with basic human respect, that’s all good. I don’t need you to agree with me, but I do need you to be civil, to myself and to your fellow fans.
And..
"Some people who have trained themselves to have their emotional catharsis through sophisticated art get annoyed at untrained people having an emotional catharsis through unsophisticated art.”
Mother: You know that Emma movie...what was it?
Me: Poor Things?
Mother: Your brother tried it and hated it, couldn't get through it.
Me: Well, it's not for everybody. It's a weird movie. And kind of in your face with stuff. I'm not sure I'd recommend it to you. Has some interesting videos. People either seem to love it or hate it. There's things you and my brother like that I don't and that's okay.
Seriously. Mother can be annoying when it comes to my brother. Considering he was overhearing the conversation and laughing during it, he probably realizes Mother and I have an interesting relationship. We banter.
Off to bed. I'm considering trying Acolyte on Disney + - it looks good and makes me want to dive back into the Star Wars franchise.
Oh, on another note? I loved Dot Bubble - although I was focusing on different things than some folks were. I was focused on the clever satire of social media. ( major plot spoiler )
That was my focus. I get that it had a lot of other themes going on, but damn, that's clever.
Fan: How do you manage to keep a thick skin with all of the criticism and negative attacks you get on Social Media?
Headwriter/Editor in Chief: nothing that happens online really matters. There are creators and editors who never engage with social media at all, and whose books sell fine. Others of us choose to engage with this audience. And it’s a fan audience, a hardcore audience, and that means that each individual communicator is going to be more dedicated to their position and feelings than the average. But it also means that those folks are no different from the majority who simply buy their work, read them and enjoy them. So the threats and the vitriol and the calls for editors to be fired or disciplined or whatever—it’s all theater, it’s a tempest in a teapot. Once you realize that, it’s impossible to take a lot of that seriously. Like anyone, every once in a while some random comment will get under my skin. But for the most part, I’m here for the people who generally like what we’ve been doing and who want to interact and have a more full experience. And that means sometimes answering questions and talking down fans who may be upset about something. But as long as we all treat one another with basic human respect, that’s all good. I don’t need you to agree with me, but I do need you to be civil, to myself and to your fellow fans.
And..
"Some people who have trained themselves to have their emotional catharsis through sophisticated art get annoyed at untrained people having an emotional catharsis through unsophisticated art.”
Mother: You know that Emma movie...what was it?
Me: Poor Things?
Mother: Your brother tried it and hated it, couldn't get through it.
Me: Well, it's not for everybody. It's a weird movie. And kind of in your face with stuff. I'm not sure I'd recommend it to you. Has some interesting videos. People either seem to love it or hate it. There's things you and my brother like that I don't and that's okay.
Seriously. Mother can be annoying when it comes to my brother. Considering he was overhearing the conversation and laughing during it, he probably realizes Mother and I have an interesting relationship. We banter.
Off to bed. I'm considering trying Acolyte on Disney + - it looks good and makes me want to dive back into the Star Wars franchise.
Oh, on another note? I loved Dot Bubble - although I was focusing on different things than some folks were. I was focused on the clever satire of social media. ( major plot spoiler )
That was my focus. I get that it had a lot of other themes going on, but damn, that's clever.