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I think with criticism it depends on how it is presented. There has to be a clear distinction between constructive and destructive criticism, or at least that's what it should be.
Yes, there has been a lot of destructive criticism in the past, but constructive criticism is very often ignored, as are suggestions on how things could have been done better.
For example, the censorship of Harper's naked design or MC's face. The former was, to put it casually, scribbled over. When MC's face was shown, a black square was slapped over it. Minimal effort which could have been solved in a relatively simple way:
Harper's body? Set up the render so that Harper's body is obscured by the angles of furniture and her arms (or her daughter). This would have made it possible to tease Harper without having to put the render in paint and paint over the relevant areas.
MC's face could have been covered in the same way, without the black square. After a while you could even have established a running gag that his face is never visible in pictures because it's always blocked somehow. Used sparingly, it would have had a certain charm. It wouldn't have been for everyone, but it would definitely have been better than a square face.
Then something more questionable like the whole MacKenzie affair. A person who appears out of nowhere, suddenly takes over Braindrop's PR, but does such an incredibly bad job that people wonder if this person is Braindrop under an alter ego, someone close to him but obviously clueless about it, or just copied AI prompts, only to disappear just as suddenly as they had appeared. That said, I'm calling this separately now because I'm not sure if I'm remembering correctly, but at one point this person was supposed to have been able to unlock updates (via Patreon?). What I find strange here is that Braindrop is largely working on this project alone because he is - and I actually find this understandable - worried that someone will mess up his project. My question now: If MacKenzie really was another person, how is it that Braindrop is giving this person potential access through his Patreon account/data for the project without fear that this person will do irreparable damage to his reputation and/or Patreon account?
Like I said, I don't remember it exactly, so please remind me of the exact context, but the whole "braindrop lets someone potentially post their updates" doesn't sound like the braindrop we know.
Yes, there has been a lot of destructive criticism in the past, but constructive criticism is very often ignored, as are suggestions on how things could have been done better.
For example, the censorship of Harper's naked design or MC's face. The former was, to put it casually, scribbled over. When MC's face was shown, a black square was slapped over it. Minimal effort which could have been solved in a relatively simple way:
Harper's body? Set up the render so that Harper's body is obscured by the angles of furniture and her arms (or her daughter). This would have made it possible to tease Harper without having to put the render in paint and paint over the relevant areas.
MC's face could have been covered in the same way, without the black square. After a while you could even have established a running gag that his face is never visible in pictures because it's always blocked somehow. Used sparingly, it would have had a certain charm. It wouldn't have been for everyone, but it would definitely have been better than a square face.
Then something more questionable like the whole MacKenzie affair. A person who appears out of nowhere, suddenly takes over Braindrop's PR, but does such an incredibly bad job that people wonder if this person is Braindrop under an alter ego, someone close to him but obviously clueless about it, or just copied AI prompts, only to disappear just as suddenly as they had appeared. That said, I'm calling this separately now because I'm not sure if I'm remembering correctly, but at one point this person was supposed to have been able to unlock updates (via Patreon?). What I find strange here is that Braindrop is largely working on this project alone because he is - and I actually find this understandable - worried that someone will mess up his project. My question now: If MacKenzie really was another person, how is it that Braindrop is giving this person potential access through his Patreon account/data for the project without fear that this person will do irreparable damage to his reputation and/or Patreon account?
Like I said, I don't remember it exactly, so please remind me of the exact context, but the whole "braindrop lets someone potentially post their updates" doesn't sound like the braindrop we know.
