Canadian Agreeableness

Grant's observation that Canadians pile on agreement and tacit approval, which he finds suspicious and insincere, as in creative writing workshops where only praise is welcome.

Where it appears 1

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  the antidote to madnessEp 2 · with Grant Shipway

  Listen at 1:05:38Read it in the transcript

Connections

In tension with

• Hungarian Pessimism

Mentioned alongside

• Too honest in creative writing classGrant Shipway · Ep 2 · 1:05:38

  In university workshops where everyone must start with what they liked, Grant has clashed with teachers and students by calling work weak, cliché-ridden, 'awful' or 'immature', words…

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• Unanimous agreement is suspiciousGrant Shipway · Ep 2 · 1:05:38

  A culture where everyone piles on agreement hides honest disapproval; growth as an artist requires welcoming criticism, even when it hurts the ego.