I probably already made this journal last year, but I feel like I need to type it again for the sake of consistency and because some jagoffs need to be told.

One of my biggest pet peeves/berserk buttons/quickest way to getting told to fuck off is criticizing someone's art when it's not up to YOUR standards. Like okay yes. Not everyone has super amazing art skills and they need to be told that. ORRRRR you pick the second option of just not bothering to watch that person or their art!

And before someone says "But Atma! How do we know if we're good or not if we don't listen to the advice of others?" I'm not saying don't listen to the advice of others! Advice is when someone finds a mistake or two, and politely points it out to you in a helpful manner! Criticism is when some pretentious jagoff, some insufferable knowitall dweeb tries to size up your entire gallery with some big fucking essay post that can be narrowed down to the sentence: "I don't like you or your art and want you to feel bad."

Although it's not all groans and eye-rolling when one of these self-righteous turds roll around. Because if they're an artist too, chances are they do things the exact same way you do, or they don't do art at all and just want to feel special. Either way they're not special. They never will be. And it's better to laugh them off and block their asses instead of giving their bullshit the attention they so desperately crave.

I'm reminded of Dr.Cox's rant at the end of "My Fifteen Minutes". Because at the end of the day, the only one who can evaluate you is you. What are you good at? What do you suck at? It doesn't matter what anyone else thinks. What matters is what you think.