You Need Some Hate
26 Jun 2025 · 1 min
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Omar Zenhom argues that hate and criticism are useful signals for creators. Negative comments mean your work has reach, and the feedback sharpens what you make. Stop being deterred by it.
Omar Zenhom argues that hate and criticism are useful signals for creators. Negative comments mean your work has reach, and the feedback sharpens what you make. Stop being deterred by it.
Some negative comments are actually valuable. Some might call you out for not being clear, or missing a key point or misrepresenting something. But here's what changed everything for me. I reframed it. I said, hey, equals data, okay? Those comments were proof I was reaching people, and that there's also clues there. Sometimes they revealed what people feared, what they misunderstood, what they were insecure about, what they were sensitive about. So I took those comments and I used them to create better content. If you're building something meaningful, if you're showing up with value and consistency and you're trying to do good in the world, there will be noise. There will be haters. But don't let it stop you. Let it sharpen you. Let it refine you. Let it remind you that you're in the arena. Critics are easy to find. Creators are rare.
