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<blockquote data-quote="Burnside" data-source="post: 8684454" data-attributes="member: 6910340">I was all set to reply to this asserting that I don't take it personally when people criticize stuff I like. I am in theater and also a writer and critics review my stuff in both mediums, and I have of course been turned down for roles as an actor or had reviewers or editors express unflattering takes on stuff I've written or performed, and 95% of the time I just don't internalize it as an attack on me that I need to refute.BUT I realized that I do take personally when others express socio-political views that oppose my own, and I do feel compelled to express disagreement because I guess on some level I do feel like those views can actually attack or affect me personally, or people I care about. And when socio-political issues bleed into D&amp;D, that's when I have the hardest time stifling a response. Long story short, if people are complaining that modern D&amp;D is too &quot;woke&quot; in various ways, then I have an urge to explain why I vehemently disagree with them. So clearly I am as susceptible to this as others.But if it's just a matter of &quot;I love Lost Mine of Phandelver and this person thinks it's bland&quot; then I literally don't care and don't feel the need to defend something that's purely a matter of taste.I would also say - I would actually be more likely to voice disagreement about something in a well-moderated forum like this one where the user base is generally sane and reasonable. I would never for a second bother with it on Twitter, for example. Life is too short for that.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Burnside, post: 8684454, member: 6910340"] I was all set to reply to this asserting that I don't take it personally when people criticize stuff I like. I am in theater and also a writer and critics review my stuff in both mediums, and I have of course been turned down for roles as an actor or had reviewers or editors express unflattering takes on stuff I've written or performed, and 95% of the time I just don't internalize it as an attack on me that I need to refute. BUT I realized that I do take personally when others express socio-political views that oppose my own, and I do feel compelled to express disagreement because I guess on some level I do feel like those views can actually attack or affect me personally, or people I care about. And when socio-political issues bleed into D&D, that's when I have the hardest time stifling a response. Long story short, if people are complaining that modern D&D is too "woke" in various ways, then I have an urge to explain why I vehemently disagree with them. So clearly I am as susceptible to this as others. But if it's just a matter of "I love Lost Mine of Phandelver and this person thinks it's bland" then I literally don't care and don't feel the need to defend something that's purely a matter of taste. I would also say - I would actually be more likely to voice disagreement about something in a well-moderated forum like this one where the user base is generally sane and reasonable. I would never for a second bother with it on Twitter, for example. Life is too short for that. [/QUOTE]

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