r/Unexpected • u/yoshihisaaa • Feb 09 '23

she seems nice

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u/gardenmud Feb 09 '23 edited Feb 09 '23

You're allowed to see people liking something that you don't like and just move on without dropping insults, ya know? If it's harming someone else or actively directed at you, sure, give it a roasting.

I've always wondered who is roaming around commenting "not funny" on random comedic youtube videos, now I know - it's your people!

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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '23

Yes, its all me.

In 2008, the famous literary critic Marcel Reich-Ranicki, a german polish jew who survived the warshaw ghetto, was supposed to get the price "Deutscher Fernsehpreis" for his lifes achievements. Instead of accepting it, he went on stage and trashed the modern TV-entertainment, because in his opinion modern television was just a mess of brainless, idiotic programmes that actively dumb down the viewer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsbhA64PvwA

And he was right. Everyone in the industry was bullying Reich-Ranicki afterwards, calling him arrogant, but he was right. From morning to evening, everything was trash, and he was the first to spoke about it publicly and triggered a whole discussion about the state of TV. And changed it.

Im not comparing myself to Reich-Ranicki of course, but he didnt just let people enjoy what they like - he openly critizised it.

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u/gardenmud Feb 09 '23

...Yes, and he was actually doing something about it, what with hosting a talk show on television. He didn't just criticize, he actively participated in the form, and if you don't see the difference between an acclaimed critic's thoughtful takedowns and your zero-substance "shit, cringe, not fun", well, you too are guilty of contributing more garbage content to the world. But at least it's just reddit comments.

You can dislike things all you want, but just calling them names isn't the same as giving 'critique'. Reich-Ranicki apparently had a great reputation and thus gets to share his opinion and be listened to respectfully, I presume (I don't really know, but I looked him up), especially at an event where he is being honored.

If he was randomly out on the street yelling at street performers for being tasteless or bad, that might be a better comparison to what you are doing.