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Thoughts around Eli, criticism, and the current conversation(medium.com)

almost 7 years ago from Benjamin Kowalski, Senior Product Designer @DoorDash

  • Michael CookMichael Cook, almost 7 years ago

    when "critiques" lash out in every direction, there's bound to be some blowback.

    And the blowback should be dismissal at worst and responses that attempt to provide a more insightful, more accurate understanding of the situation presented in an even more eloquent way than Eli, at best.

    Eli cannot make responses towards him personal. To say that something we think is mean or unacceptable deserves meanness retaliated is an unsustainable approach to community. I think that the only healthy response is to be better, more patient, more thoughtful, and more articulate.

    2 points
    • Jim SilvermanJim Silverman, almost 7 years ago

      To say that something we think is mean or unacceptable deserves meanness retaliated is an unsustainable approach to community.

      fair point, but we shouldn't be surprised when such writing lowers the standard of discourse.

      1 point