Dragaera

Opinion vs. Criticism ( was: RE: book by its )

Thu Oct 9 07:42:58 PDT 2003

On Thu, 9 Oct 2003, Warlord wrote:

@> People should only criticize if they can do better.

If my doctor removed my appendix and acidentally cut out half of my
intestine as well, I'd feel quite qualified to criticize him, despite the
fact that I would probably do it worse.

@> There is a difference between having an opinion and commenting on
@> something, and CRITICIZING someones effort(s).

I'm curious as to exactly what this difference is. Either you're saying
something positive about something, in which case you're complimenting it,
or you're saying something negative, in which case you're criticizing it.
The latter is as useful and necessary as the former is.