Defender (@defenderofbasic)

does that make more sense? I'm trying to make this more legible, so I really appreciate you asking this clarifying question! This pattern happens a lot: - Person 1 says X - Person 2 *hears* Y, and argues against it - Person 1 is confused why anyone would reject X, which is obviously true & good. Concludes that person 2 must be an idiot/malicious This becomes obvious when you ask them to repeat what they think you said. But people don't like being told what to do by strangers on the internet, so you can just do this yourself for them. In our story, "X" is, litmus taste for art is a real/useful concept. And "Y" is, you should trust critics' opinions above your own.