Big Ups: Your opinion, man

“We don’t need to share the same opinions as others, but we need to be respectful.” — Taylor Swift

It winds up I am surprisingly protective of my colleagues in the creative industry. The extent of my concern for their good reputations is somewhat mysterious to me; I am well aware of social and cultural norms which very often serve to mask their most sacred personal beliefs and perspectives.

When I recently encountered industry-wide criticism of “everyone in the ad industry” as having no opinions nor original thoughts, and this being the reason why they are…