Many people, many organisations have suffered immensely, because of 'negative' criticism. Though constructive criticism is always welcome, no body likes negative criticism/ comment. We have examples of suicide cases (for individuals) and closure of projects, because of 'unacceptable' criticism.
Shall appreciate, if you could give your views on:
1. How dangerous could be the effect of 'negative campaign'? Do you have some glaring examples to cite/ corroborate?
2. What should be 'practicable' strategies for countering the 'negativity', which we ourselves may be the victim of?
3. Do you have any information on related literature on the study of 'negativity?
I am sure, harsh and much negative criticism can affect most people - let's see what other peoples say. For now, I just want to draw attention to the fact that "negativity" not necessarily means this kind of negative criticism. It also -on a more philosophical level, that is- refers to a way of thinking that tries to be non-identical, that is, truly critical. As in Adornos famous book on Negative Dialectics (here: http://members.efn.org/~dredmond/ndtrans.html). Well, actually, working with Adornists I have to admit, that sometimes, also this type of negativity can tend to be negative in the first sense...
Thanks Philipp.
The attached description (from 'Times of India') tells best, how we ('self') usually cave-in, to negativity.
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