@AbandonedAmerica@mastodon.social
Post #2186215
2022-12-25 07:51 UTC
Replies (7)
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@AbandonedAmerica@mastodon.social 2022-12-25 08:03
Before replies get too far: criticism has its place. Not liking things is fine. Not everything is meant for everyone, do what works for you. But! If your sole purpose of spending time with most things is to pry apart what makes them bad, you could definitely be doing better things with your life, like finding and spending time with the things you do love.
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@markggarcia@mstdn.social 2022-12-25 08:04
@AbandonedAmerica@mastodon.social I try to approach most things (food, shows, music, books, movies etc. ) with a baseline of “it’s fine,” meaning it’s ok/enjoyable, even if it’s not life-changing. There’s no sense in being hyper-critical of most things, especially if someone put time and effort into it. Appreciate things for what they are, and usually they’re fine.
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@clipperchip@ioc.exchange 2022-12-25 08:05
@AbandonedAmerica@mastodon.social So, I must like every movie I ever watched or what?
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@Gingerfox@home.social 2022-12-25 08:06
@AbandonedAmerica@mastodon.social the description of ‘I don’t like this’ is the words explaining a feeling. One is expected to invent rational reasons to like or dislike The feeling maybe is this has nothing to offer. I have watched certain films dozens of times as they continue to draw me. Many newer films I find I don’t like the characters soon after the start and don’t care what happens to them It is sometimes that there is nothing striking a chord, sometimes the framing of the story
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@jazztronaut@graphics.social 2022-12-25 08:17
@AbandonedAmerica@mastodon.social 100% agree. Good criticism is gold. When I was young and naive, I used to be dazzled by people that were always critical, thinking that maybe that they had extra insight, or were more were discerning, creative or intelligent. I know better now after wasting a few years with someone like that. My life is so much more colorful and musical without that grief. Life is too short to waste on pseudo-intellectual killjoys.
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@lucifersmith420@arlington.social 2022-12-25 10:32
@AbandonedAmerica@mastodon.social nope nope nope 👎 listen!! in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Chip, the broken tea cup is not cute, he is not useful.. he is garbage… literal garbage, no one would serve tea in a broken cup.. that’s just common fuxkin sense.. 🤷♂️ i die on this hill.. 10 stars, no notes
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@JulieB@deacon.social 2022-12-25 12:13
@AbandonedAmerica@mastodon.social Good Lord, I'm thinking about a tattoo of this. That last line, "maybe you're just outsmarting your own ability to enjoy things that aren't perfect." You can either be bent toward love and kindness and honor . . . Or not. You really do get to choose. ❤️