It wasn't directed at you but that's no reason not to reply. I understand your last paragraph but the middle one doesn't seem to make sense. Yes, it's a necessity to post your art if you want to advertise and make money but in such a situation feedback is even more critical. If people don't like your art then you won't money so it is in your best interest both to be open to comments to see what people do and don't like and what could be changed to get more money. It wouldn't make sense for Coke to change how it tastes and then ignore feedback (or only listen to the positive feedback) and I don't see how that's any different. A product is being sold to a consumer and the producer needs to know what the consumers likes and dislikes are. When companies are spending thousands of dollars on market research and trying to engage with customers it seems very strange to advocate people wanting to be commissioned to block comments.
"If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."
~John Stuart Mill~
It wasn't directed at you but that's no reason not to reply. I understand your last paragraph but the middle one doesn't seem to make sense. Yes, it's a necessity to post your art if you want to advertise and make money but in such a situation feedback is even more critical. If people don't like your art then you won't money so it is in your best interest both to be open to comments to see what people do and don't like and what could be changed to get more money. It wouldn't make sense for Coke to change how it tastes and then ignore feedback (or only listen to the positive feedback) and I don't see how that's any different. A product is being sold to a consumer and the producer needs to know what the consumers likes and dislikes are. When companies are spending thousands of dollars on market research and trying to engage with customers it seems very strange to advocate people wanting to be commissioned to block comments.
"If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."
~John Stuart Mill~