Learn how to handle the haters in a way that fits your personal needs, the community norms, and the specifics of the situation.
It’s an unfortunate reality of sharing your work: Some people jump in to provide unwanted and unconstructive criticism. As a wise philosopher (OK, it was Taylor Swift) once put it, “Haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate.”
In healthy communities, constructive feedback (even if it’s critical) will vastly outnumber the hate. Yet even in those cases, the “nonconstructive” feedback is often louder and easily gets more attention.
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