Exactly! So well said!👏 He clearly went there driven not by journalistic curiosity but by the hunger of a parasite.

Ah, well, I believe I lack both the education and the arrogance to work for a publication of such renown. But I am still grateful for the compliment 😊

Well said!

I get it, the author of the article hates Mormons. The author went on and on and on denigrating their faith. Now imagine if the author were to write a hit piece, attacking someone because they were Jewish or Muslim. He would be fired immediately, but Mormons are easy targets. It's OK to attack and denigrate Mormons.

Thank you! 😊

Thank you for sharing that!

Because this "journalist" is an unhinged idealogue. People like him like to take others down because they think it makes them better 😂

Hahaha, very well said 👏

Hahah, thank you. I kind of wish I had taken a bit more time, as the more I thought, the more things I wanted to say. But I'm, not in the habit of beating a dead horse, so it is what it is.

I think that's the nicest thing anyone has ever said to me

Thank you, it means a lot to me!

Thank you and well done too!

Thank you, AnnaBoo, speaking about it was kind of therapeutic for me as well

Hahaha I like your view on life, Dino 😊

@@libraryunbounded cup is half full right? haha

I wouldn't be surprised, though you'd think they'd be able to afford to pay someone with an ounce of talent to do their bidding

Thank you so much! I am truly humbled by this praise!

Thank you! I am by nature more sassy than eloquent so I am very humble by this praise 🙂

Beats me. The only thing I could think of is that they were looking for rage clicks. Which would be a sad commentary on where we are as people...

Thank you so much! This comment means a lot!

Another silver lining :)

Can relate entirely. If cringe was lethal, I would've died two paragraphs into the damn thing.

Thank you, I am really humbled by this!

Ah, well, now that's slander! 😂

Thank you, I am flattered 🙂 I am sure they couldn't care less what I, of all people, have to say, but I hope the community's reaction as a whole has caused them to reconsider their "journalistic practices"

@@libraryunbounded You’re welcome. I loved the articulate, eloquent way you responded. You’ve gained a new subscriber from Barcelona. 😉

@@MarcAmAlb Iam so glad to read that! Benvingut!

@@libraryunbounded Gràcies! 😘😘

That does make it even worse indeed. He spat on the dream of so many others.

Thank you, Jordy! It's nice to know I'm not the only one

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You're definitely right about the goal, though I'm not sure as to whether it was successful. I think the author mostly managed to show who he is, if anything.

@@libraryunbounded That is what I meant, the only one he made look bad was himself.

@@MinCalm ah, my bad 🙂

Welcome aboard! And thank you!

Thank you! 🙂

Thank you, I am truly humbled!

Why, thank you, sir! I really appreciate it!

Thank you!

Thank you!

Thank you!

It was such a bizarre faux high brow criticism of the normal things people do, I had to wonder if this guy just hates life.

@@libraryunbounded it sounded like he did. And the article was so poorly written I felt dizzy afterwards

Why, you are a smarter person than I am, that's for sure. I wish I had had the foresight not to click either... To summarise the article: 1. "Sanderson is extremely Mormon," 2. "He makes lots of money but nobody knows who he is" 3. "He can't write" 4. "His books are young-adult-ish never ending something something " 5. "He's boring" 6. "He likes his own works too much and is too excited about them" 7. "The people at his convention were a bunch of smelly losers" 8. Oh, yeah, "Sanderson is a weirdo".This was stated verbatim repeatedly. This barely scratches the surface, but doesn't convey any of the actual vitriol with which this hit piece was written.

best i can recall, the author mocks sanderson's kid for adding salt to fancy Chinese noodles. that's literally the level of put down in the wired author's mind. like, "oh, such commoners, don't they know you are not supposed to add salt to these particular Chinese noodles! I'm from San Francisco and I know all about......". It's literally at that level. Making fun of a kid for eating what a kid likes. It was such a condescending hit piece.

@@toddzilla1236 i hope people who see how weird and pathetic and ragebait this article is, hopefully this is the worst Sanderson has to weather in his career.

Right? It was so nasty and needless. I can't believe the magazine actually went for publishing this trash.

I suppose ego and rage clicks are more important than attracting recurring readers. Go figure

Thank you so much, Teresa! The apartment is lovely indeed and I was so lucky to get it 😊🌅 But I did see a part of your backyard the other day in your video and it looked so lovely 😍 I find gardening so peaceful and enjoyable - I grew up in a small town where everyone had to garden to be able to feed their family (late communism was a hungry period here) and ever since I have loved doing it. Even when I only have a couple of square feet to work with 😊 Oh, I can't put in words how panicked I was. I hadn't slept and eaten anything in 2 days until we found her

I can see why you are upset about the WoT Amazon show. Matter of fact I am quite upset about it as well - it was a mockery of this great story. With that being said, I don't know how much Sanderson could've defended it. He was a consultant for the first 6 episodes of the show, not an executive producer. Nor does he hold the rights to the WoT IP. A consultant holds no power beyond having the opportunity to express opinion, which the producers and screen writers can then either take into consideration or ignore at will. Now, I'm not saying that he attempted to stop them from making these moronic decisions - I don't have enough information to judge that, I'm just saying that I don't know that he could've done anything. The whole thing could've only been prevented by whoever currently holds the rights to the WoT property and sold the screen rights to Red Eagle Entertainment. They should've negotiated stricter rules for sticking to the source material, imo.

@@libraryunbounded :) all of your points are legit. We argued them a ton on youtube channels when show first came out. Brandon couldnt have stopped the train. But he didnt need to cheer it on and defend it. That was my problem. The main person to blame is Harriet (roberts wife). She is the only person to blame But back to topic not trying to take focus off dumb article. It was poorly written and the writer is moronic. Flip side Brandon is a weirdo, I dont like his books outside w.o.t, and it annoys me he signs stuff while in interviews. I dont begrudge his success and I wish him more. Im just not a fan. Have a great weekend

​@@TheDragon160 Ah, well, I can understand. He's not for everyone, I guess nothing is :) Have a great weekend as well!

There was no attempt at honest criticism, indeed. Just low blow arrogant jabs.

The church worked with LGBT groups in Utah to propose and support a state law that outlawed discrimination for employment and housing on the basis on sexual attraction or sexual identity back in 2013, and would be in substance identical to the federal ruling in _Obergefell_.

You are right, I should've been more considerate

I can see where you're coming from with this and I have no issues with people expressing their opinion. My issue, and I am sure the issue of the majority of people who criticised the article, is with the way the article is written. As to whether Sanderson is God-like, I am not sure where you found a fault with him here. The article was written before the outrage with the clear purpose to create outrage - a self fulfilling prophecy. Sanderson didn't ask for it. Whether people make videos for views, well, I guess the point of a video on youtube is to be watched. I have no doubts about my own reasoning. And since you clearly doubt that I broke the rule "just once" you can go ahead and look through my videos - there aren't that many of them, but enough to show you whether I spoke the truth. And if your issue is with people who make things just to get views/clicks, look no further than the article that created all this outrage to begin with. 🙂

I’ve watched a fair few of the response videos to this article. Everyone put their own flavor on it, but this one has the sharpest, most deftly forged wit of the bunch, I think Honestly the algorithm is so hard on creators, I take moments like this to find new people I may enjoy. You are allowed to not tolerate any part of this or any video, though. Just letting you know what I perceive to be its virtues ^_^