Ah, I see what you mean about not being straightforward or acting entitled.

I realize that anyone can leave any sort of comment they like, and the concrit option is always open as the writer can't click an opt-out of-concrit button on LJ. But specifically inviting readers to leave concrit does offer something: the license to speak their minds. I don't see it as a special privilege but perhaps an opportunity for those readers who hold a negative opinion yet are reluctant to share it for fear of hurting the writer's feelings. And that's not something that's always on the table. With BB and her friend making a recent point of this, maybe more writers will be more open to concrit and I think that's a good thing for both readers and writers.