Too Much Criticism Does Hurt
Channel: Daily Insight
Date: 19/06/2017

We live in a world where criticism is abundant. It’s so instilled in our social upbringing that people often turn to criticism at the drop of a hat. We are constantly being “evaluated” by our teachers at school. We are regularly getting “feedback” from our managers at work. Film “reviewers” often say bad things about the films they watch. Call it what you will, but what is the point of all this criticism? I suppose the reason people criticise is to try to get someone, or some group, to change. This can be beneficial. For example, if a government implements a new policy that makes it harder for young people to get an education, then yes, criticism of the policy would be appropriate because the policy is negatively affecting a large number of youth. But in the last 10 years or so, I’ve noticed people have become much more willing to criticise openly. It’s probably as a result of our social upbringing. For example, I recently told a friend and his wife that I had enrolled my son in a particular kindergarten. Their first response was, “Oh, we don’t like that kindergarten”. No reason was given, and I never inquired. Actually, I didn’t really care what they thought, as I had heard many good things about the kindergarten. I felt they were just criticising for the sake of criticising. I think people feel strong when they give their opinion, even if it hurts others.

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