RE: Mea Culpa, When Somebody Writes Your Wrongs 2 ▲ Unattributed 1 hour ago · 5 min read1054 words · Life · hide · 1 comments Shoreline with lights. License: CC-0 So, Brennan Kenneth Brown wrote about the experience of my response to one of his posts topping the Bubbles list for most of a day. To that, I have to apologize, and hopefully provide a little context. Brennan wrote at the beginning of his post: The writing was critical, but it was also fair and written in good faith. That said, seeing a 3,500-word article about me on the top of Bubbles.town yesterday certainly did give me anxiety—but that's par for the course. My chickens have come home to roost. I mean, if you're going to share your work with the world, then you need to expect the world to respond. So, to set the record straight: I didn't start with the intention of writing a 3,600-word critique in response to Brennan's article. Especially not one as critical as it is. Personally, I like to pick up on someone else's thoughts that have some similarity to mine, or are tangential and seek a common ground. That's how my responses to Gordon Mclean and… Log in to reply on the Fediverse. Comments will appear here. Brennan Kenneth Brown @brennan@social.lol 37 minutes ago [-] Aw, I appreciate this article. I'm really sorry about your experiences reviewing music and appreciate you sharing them. :prami: And I also don't think it's comparable, as I honestly did think your response was fair and justified. That said, I've gotten a little bit of actual insults and harassment myself for running fanfiction.lol (that's a whole other story), and I feel bad for a few hours, but then shrug it off and continue. I think you are "doing a greater good for everyone involved" and I think I am trying my best to as well. We keep moving forward.