I appreciate specific criticisms but if you're just going to be generically demoralizing, I don't usually find myself getting a lot out of that.

Apologies if I've been sounding demoralising, that's not my intention. I think your comments on this subject are interesting, and I've upvoted them, but since I find I have more to say about points I disagree with than points I agree with, in general I might tend to sound more critical than I actually am.

I'll reply to the rest of your comment later, and find something positive to say.