When You Go on a Rant and the Comments Are All Positive
It doesn’t mean you’re right. In fact, it may mean something worse than being wrong.
Some of my favorite authors are not shy about sharing their opinions. I love seeing someone’s honest feelings because I don’t wonder why they’re writing.
When people write about deeply held beliefs, they are compelled to write. It’s bursting out of them.
Do some writers exaggerate just a bit? Do they give free rein to their feelings, allowing themselves to get frothy? Surely. They do this in part to attract attention — nothing like calling someone an idiot or cursing to stop the ceaseless scrolling.
But I don’t blame them for their exaggeration. I appreciate a person showing me their feelings just like I do an ice cream truck playing its merry song or a poisonous snake advertising its toxicity from afar.
There Are Two Kinds of Controversial Articles
Some articles raise controversial topics in a way that invites discussion. The author often has a view, sometimes a firm one. But they…
