# Commenting vs. making - chiefofstuff

<https://chiefofstuff.substack.com/p/commenting-vs-making>

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## What Jamie wrote

Good perspective.

> It is, of course, much easier to complain about how things are bad rather than do anything about it, which is why people prefer to complain. 1/100th the satisfaction, but 1/1000000000000th the effort. Plus, when someone eventually fixes the problem you can pat yourself on the back for having brought attention to it. You can even complain about multiple things in the time it would’ve taken to fix one thing.

This totally made me think of [Brené Brown's quote on the arena](https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/9855106-if-you-are-not-in-the-arena-getting-your-ass):

> “If you are not in the arena getting your ass kicked on occasion, I am not interested in or open to your feedback. There are a million cheap seats in the world today filled with people who will never be brave with their own lives, but will spend every ounce of energy they have hurling advice and judgement at those of us trying to dare greatly."

Keep on making. Keep on doing!

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