<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # A mixture of encouragement and challenge can keep... > A mixture of encouragement and challenge can keep an audience open while preserving intellectual pressure. Encouragement without responsibility becomes anesthesia; correction without care becomes a dominance performance that people reasonably stop receiving. **Source:** [[livestreams/Independent Media, Audience Trust, and the Responsibility of Reach - Workbook|Independent Media, Audience Trust, and the Responsibility of Reach]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “A mixture of encouragement and challenge can keep an audience open while preserving intellectual pressure. Encouragement without responsibility becomes anesthesia; correction without care becomes a dominance performance that people reasonably stop receiving.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-mixture-encouragement-challenge-reasonably-stop-receiving ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->