These days it feels as if there are not enough creators and far too many critics.
I have seen this on several occasions. Someone will share a video of their process of making something, and hundreds of people will jump into the comments, critiquing everything from the maker’s skills, to criticising this person’s need to make something that can easily be bought.
What the critics are leaving out of the equation are the skills that the maker has learned. Skills worth more than any shop-bought product.
It doesn’t stop there, however. Some will critique anything that anyone shares. From a certain style of interior decorating to art and writing.
What is usually absent are examples of the critic’s own work. The critics generally don’t make anything of any lasting value. All they are good at is making noise.
For the makers out there, I would recommend a daily regimen of shutting out the critics’ noise. Carry on making and never forget why you started in the first place.