Fast food criticism

There is nothing more fascinating than watching how social media brings out the worst in us, and especially for the literary establishment, how people who are in the business of words can be the worst examples of shooting­from­the­hip and being irresponsible and unthinking, from calling someone an asshole to suggesting that he’s being paid to do criticism.

What is hilarious is that this recent snafu happened mostly in the minds and hearts (I kid you not!) of literary establishment people. And while we expect the defensiveness and sensitivity, it was certainly still a surprise that a 74­character critique of a fast food fiction anthology could get them all riled up.