<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Words can defuse criticism in the early stages of... > Words can defuse criticism in the early stages of a creative career. Saying one is building a readership, or that a comedian needs an audience for the jokes, makes the ambition self-evident and hard to attack. Once the work gathers momentum, the same critics often turn into supporters. **Source:** [[livestreams/The Trojan Horse in the Living Room — Television, Normalcy Bias, and the Royal Brag - Workbook|The Trojan Horse in the Living Room — Television, Normalcy Bias, and the Royal Brag]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Words can defuse criticism in the early stages of a creative career. Saying one is building a readership, or that a comedian needs an audience for the jokes, makes the ambition self-evident and hard to attack. Once the work gathers momentum, the same critics often turn into supporters.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-words-defuse-criticism-often-turn-supporters ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->