credit to those people). But it is happening everywhere, all the time. We all follow different groups of people, we all see different conversations and have different interactions. Sometimes we will see the snark. Some times we'll miss it. Sometimes it will be high profile and be almost impossible to miss, like this weekend, and more people than usual will see it, and more and more opinions will be thrown about and things will be blown amazingly out of proportion. As for needing to be be thick skinned -- Again, that seems to be highlighting a problem that isn't really a problem. Some people won't like the work you do. Some people really REALLY won't like the work you do, and will have no problems being very outspoken about it. But so what? Why care? Unless you are in (what I hope is) the very very small group of people who are getting death threats just for speaking at conferences, then what does it matter what other people are thinking or saying about what you do? Ignore the haters, do what you love. Plenty more people will love what you do and will tell you than those that don't. From my personal experience its all to do with patience and maturity, having grown up in the industry over the last 11 plus years from a junior to a senior designer, i know i've been guilty of being short and dismissive with those less experienced. but over the last few years