Every artist picks what they want to put out there, what image they want to portray, and what they want people to know about where they're from.
Any government that has a sincere desire for reform and progress should understand the benefit of objective and constructive criticism.
When you're trying to solve a problem on a new product type, you become completely focused on problems that seem a number of steps removed from the main product. That problem solving can appear a little abstract, and it is easy to lose sight of the product.

