“I PICKED A BAD TIME TO BECOME A CRITIC” – ELIZABETH GOODSPEED ON THE COLLAPSE OF DESIGN CRITIQUE

Summary from the TLDR Design newsletter

Criticism in design and commercial art often swings between virality-seeking negativity and toxic positivity, with genuine critique frequently mistaken for harshness. This dynamic, worsened by the creative media's reliance on reader subscriptions and sponsored content, discourages critics from providing negative feedback for fear of being vilified or caught in 'cancel culture.'