Neeramitra Reddy
1 min readJun 24, 2023

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The primary problem I have is with "Constructive"

While I understand the good intention to leave readers feeling positive - this undermines the power of sometimes "not constructive" brutally honest articles.

There can be articles talking about personal f*ckups, loss of loved ones, or plain concern about a particular ignored issue - which will paint a sad, negative picture but can be powerful.

Also sometimes, brutally honest jolting articles might be the kindling required to rouse someone - I've had many tell me my rawest articles have aroused inspiration in them to a level nothing else has.

So I feel "Powerful" would be much better of a criteria than "Constructive"

My second point is about "Memorable" - sometimes, the best of advice isn't memorable - it's cliche, boring, or ignored. But in a world that chases novelty, that exact advice might be what more need to hear about.

So in addition to (or instead of) "Memorable", can we consider having "Valuable"? - Because in a way, Original also means memorable to some extent.

The rest of it looks solid to me. Kudos on the amazing work Terrie and curation gang!

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Neeramitra Reddy
Neeramitra Reddy

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