> other than to prime people to look upon your writing with lower standards.
I have to admit, a fault of mine is that I sometimes do the opposite. When I read stories about someone younger than me achieving stuff, it's easy to look for faults to diminish the accomplishment.
"High school student made X? Pft, I found a small flaw when skimming the story therefore the whole thing is probably bad and I don't have to feel bad about not achieving the same at that age."
I have to admit, a fault of mine is that I sometimes do the opposite. When I read stories about someone younger than me achieving stuff, it's easy to look for faults to diminish the accomplishment.
"High school student made X? Pft, I found a small flaw when skimming the story therefore the whole thing is probably bad and I don't have to feel bad about not achieving the same at that age."