"For fear of criticism" kind of gets obviated because of the multiplicity
of public spaces, where it is very easy to find a circle of like minded
people and vegetate there, recycling the same sort of ideas again and again
Biju Chacko [27/09/11 11:05 +0530]:
"those afraid to enter the public space for fear of criticism" would
be more concise.
-- b
PS: May the pageantry of pedantry now begin
PPS: Yes, this is a troll.
On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 10:00 AM, Deepa Mohan <[email protected]> wrote:
On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 9:41 AM, Udhay Shankar N <[email protected]> wrote:
From Danny O'Brien, in the forlorn hope that it will get him to post
sometime:
"...my biggest encouragement to those who are scared of criticism to
enter the public space is that if you don’t, the public space will be
filled with people who have no fear of their failings whatsoever. And we
all know what fools they are."
Yes, we know what fools they are...do we wish to join their ranks, and turn
"them" into "us"? No wonder your hope is forlorn.
That first sentence is so awkwardly constructed. Surely, "those who are
scared to enter the public space due to fear of criticism" would be better.
Now, will the criticism make him post?
