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<\/a><\/p>\nAt this point Person A\u00a0replies\u00a0with something to the effect of \u201cwhatever haters motivate me\u201d, B and C quickly add he didn\u2019t build it for you, and people E through F come out of the woodwork asking \u201cif you don\u2019t like style xyz why are you following Xyz Society?\u201d, before ending with \u201cno one asked for your opinion anyway, hater\u201d.<\/p>\n
This alphabet soup example might seem contrived, and depending on what areas of the internet you frequent unrealistic, but trust me it happens with alarming regularity. Calling people \u201chaters\u201d and then completely disregarding what they have to say, no matter how valid or eloquently\u00a0stated, has become the adult equivalent of covering one\u2019s ears and saying \u201clalalala I can\u2019t hear you\u201d.<\/p>\n
To be honest considering how thin the skin of many enthusiasts appears to be I\u2019m surprised they\u2019ve managed to wield a wrench without it coming through the other side of their hand. Heaven forbid someone try to offer up constructive criticism of any kind and not just an opinion, that might just cause all out anarchy.<\/p>\n
Do you think car modification icons like George Barris, Boyd Coddington, and Ed Roth (if for whatever reason those names seem unfamiliar how about Nakai San, Wataru Kato, or Magnus Walker) expected everyone to like what they did and no one to speak up otherwise?<\/p>\n
Their styles are all heavily studied, debated, and\u00a0criticized but, but\u00a0at the end of the day they all own their aesthetic\u00a0choices and stand behind them, not behind a sticker that\u00a0claims<\/em> they didn\u2019t build it for your approval.<\/p>\n If you want to build a car that represents your taste and personality by all means go for it, but don\u2019t expect everyone to like it and the notion that if you\u2019ve got nothing nice to say, don\u2019t say anything at all, is far better suited for the kindergarten classroom than it is in a community made up primarily of adults.<\/p>\n Differences of opinion, especially in a hobby as subjective as car building, is a good thing, and criticism isn\u2019t often meant to insult.<\/p>\n Using myself as an example, just because I don\u2019t like a particular feature of a car, or a particular style of modification, doesn\u2019t mean I don\u2019t respect the build, the builder, or style.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n