Is A Difference In Opinion Really Hate?

Too many people attribute an alternative opinion with 'hating'. A generation of bloggers, journalists and critics are scared to say the wrong things to avoid displeasing artists, pr companies and brands for fear of falling out of favour with them.

Honesty is always best

What happened to the days of an honest review, an honest point of view and an honest blog?

Are we deprived of such things due to business/brand conduct and the lack of anonymity, or is honesty way too risky in the era of disingenuous flattery where most give undue respect and admiration simply because of who they're connected to?

This 'lack of honesty' is what's ruining it for everyone else because the lines between the uninspiring, mediocre and exceptional have become blurred. This isn't creative snobbery, it's quite the opposite because I find that all opinions that oppose the status quo are shot down and demonised -quite like the established trend of speaking out against injustice.

We seem to live in contrived times, in a culture where a majority of folk are happy to follow a trend rather than follow their deepest desire to go against it. There's a few of us who seem to be on the same page but I think I need to start doing my part to make a change...

Ghost.