Also I wish to point out that statements such as "authors are very easily pleased", while they contain semantic meaning and may even be empirically provable, have very little evidentiary value, as nobody who finds feedback impossible to write is physiologically capable of integrating that statement in a functional manner. :P
I have noticed this effect!
(I find writing extensive feedback to take energy and time but usually not be difficult unless a story has really turned my brain inside out and I have to think about it for a while to formulate my thoughts, and I'm pleased by almost all feedback because most people seem to view typing "I enjoyed this story!" as an insurmountable task so if someone takes the time and effort to comment, hooray. [redacted cranky rant about how I don't like the current trend for making feedback a big fucking impossible deal so people get no feedback instead of 'I liked this' feedback, which no author in the history of ever prefers]. Feedback is the #1 way we can encourage people to write more of what we like. Feedback is power.)
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I have noticed this effect!
(I find writing extensive feedback to take energy and time but usually not be difficult unless a story has really turned my brain inside out and I have to think about it for a while to formulate my thoughts, and I'm pleased by almost all feedback because most people seem to view typing "I enjoyed this story!" as an insurmountable task so if someone takes the time and effort to comment, hooray. [redacted cranky rant about how I don't like the current trend for making feedback a big fucking impossible deal so people get no feedback instead of 'I liked this' feedback, which no author in the history of ever prefers]. Feedback is the #1 way we can encourage people to write more of what we like. Feedback is power.)