Originally Posted by RampantCoyote 
Yep. A little rant once in a while is good for the soul, I guess. Or at least it's good for making interesting blog posts.
Even more, imho, a rant every now and then let's the board discussions flow …
Without any stirring, there wouln't be any movement, and everything would come to an halt. Stagnation would be the result.
A decade ago or even more I made up my own art philosophy : "Irritation as a means to make people think."