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Does Critical Feedback Warrant Being Blocked By a Fellow Writer?
Ms. Wildfire seems to think so…
As incredibly selfish as I am with my time, I keep an eye on what other writers are doing here.
Why?
Professional jealousy.
Yes, I admit to being quite jealous of my colleagues whenever they produce material which generates lots of reads and comments.
And I must also admit to being ultra-competitive too.
I don’t want to be second best to anyone. An admission that you might find extraordinary given how distinctly average I am.
And my competitive drive does get the better of me from time to time, by way of cutting feedback to fellow writers as well as putting out critical articles here.
Certainly that was my thinking when I published my last post.
Like a number of people, I thought that Ms. Wildfire’s post about Medium not giving her the applause and respect she deserves was a bit over the top, indulgent and a tad ungrateful.