[Gambet]

Originally Posted by fexii

I have no intention of demotivating anybody.

I told him "Otherwise keep practicing your graphic skills rather than aiming for such a high position."
If my opinion is blunt then I have stated it in this manner for a purpose.

I'm pointing out that nobody gets to the top by assuming themselves at that level. Allowing Akoalin to continue this idea would only be deceitful. I'm glad that everybody here wants to remain positive, as I do, but sometimes a nudge in the right direction means a bit of a letdown at some points during a journey. I never said his graphics were pointless, only that the graphics fail to meet the standard he has set himself at. Should I ever encounter this situation, I would take a comment such as mine to be a sign rather than an insult. The public is who is seeing my work and if the public disagrees with my opinion I'd rather know than be pushed along a wrong path.

To simplify my assumptions, I'll state that somebody who believes they are at a high level will cease to have a motivation to become better, whereas a lower leveled person will strive for an upcoming goal. This is the level I wish for Akoalin to place himself.


This is true to an extent. If you raised a child with only compliments he will fail in life. The truth is that we live in a competitive world and if you fall when a criticism bestows you, you will never achieve. If I have to be the one to deliver this reality then so be it, but I'd rather see him stumble than continue to express his potential at the stage he sees himself in.

Very well said.