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The Dual Wielding Ranger: How Aragorn, Drizzt, and Dual-Wielding Led to the Ranger's Loss of Identity
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<blockquote data-quote="Snarf Zagyg" data-source="post: 8251868" data-attributes="member: 7023840"><p>Well, there are degrees of this; "I don't like it" can be valuable criticism when you explain <em>why you don't like something</em>.</p><p></p><p>For example, "I don't like that ice cream because I don't like chocolate," is different than, "I don't like that ice cream because it is overly sweet," or, "I don't like that ice cream because it it has ice crystals in it from melting and re-freezing," or, "I don't like that ice cream because it's not ice cream, but gelato, and I hate gelato."</p><p></p><p>In all cases, explaining why you don't like something can be helpful; in some cases, it might be of limited help (if you don't like it because you don't like chocolate, it's more about you, and is only helpful to other people who share that exact same preference), and in other cases it might be more helpful (that it's not ice cream, but gelato; or that it had previously melted and re-frozen). </p><p></p><p>It's the lack of self-examination that's usually the problem; "I don't like that ice cream ... because I just don't."</p><p></p><p>Apply this to almost any thing- the ability to articulate why you do (or don't) like something is the start of having an appreciation and an ability to critique that thing. IMO, etc.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Snarf Zagyg, post: 8251868, member: 7023840"] Well, there are degrees of this; "I don't like it" can be valuable criticism when you explain [I]why you don't like something[/I]. For example, "I don't like that ice cream because I don't like chocolate," is different than, "I don't like that ice cream because it is overly sweet," or, "I don't like that ice cream because it it has ice crystals in it from melting and re-freezing," or, "I don't like that ice cream because it's not ice cream, but gelato, and I hate gelato." In all cases, explaining why you don't like something can be helpful; in some cases, it might be of limited help (if you don't like it because you don't like chocolate, it's more about you, and is only helpful to other people who share that exact same preference), and in other cases it might be more helpful (that it's not ice cream, but gelato; or that it had previously melted and re-frozen). It's the lack of self-examination that's usually the problem; "I don't like that ice cream ... because I just don't." Apply this to almost any thing- the ability to articulate why you do (or don't) like something is the start of having an appreciation and an ability to critique that thing. IMO, etc. [/QUOTE]
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