Just ignore me

[oneiriad]

I dislike reccing things. It's not that I don't find things awesome, fantastic, rec-worthy. I do. What I don't is trust my own judgment. Not really. Not with recs, not with my writing, not with most things. I keep waiting for somebody to point out how atrocious/horrible/crappy it is, whatever it is. And isn't this just pathetic, writing a post about that. *rolls eyes at self*

Comments

[blnchflr]

Apart from when I recs things with cavaets, I always think the things I rec are the best things ever, and find it very hard to comprehend that everyone doesn't feel the same way O_O

[calvinahobbes]

But... recs are always personal. YMMV! I don't think anyone is expecting you to rec the objectively best things ever. (Or if they do, they need to chillax.) I definitely found it easier to rec things once I started thinking about them not as "OMG y'all must see these amazing things, for they are indeed amazing" and more like "this thing is a thing I found amusing/ interesting/ pretty, and I'm linking you to it because y'all might not otherwise see it".

Keep rec'in'! And I'm opening your vidpost in another tab for later.

[oneiriad]

Sadly, sometimes I find it far too easy to comprehend...

[oneiriad]

Oh, I know that - YMMV, YKINMK, etc. Anyway, I've imbibed enough social constructionism to question the concept of objectively best things in the first place (and besides, I often find myself enjoying the hell out of something while at the same time being able to critize it to bits - Vikings being a case in point). But a rec is a reflection of me, my tastes, one way or the other - and what if this is the time when people finally realize that I have no clue what I am talking about?

(Yes, I know I'm being ridiculous.)

[calvinahobbes]

Aw! That's okay. There's space for all kinds of ridiculousness in fandom! ;D