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* In the spoken word piece "Moose Turd Pie" the CampCook is chosen not based on who is the best cook, or by drawing lots, but rather by appointing the person who complains about the food. The narrator, having gotten assigned to be the cook, decides to make a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin pie out of a moose turd]] in order to get someone to complain. In the punchline, one of the others in camp takes a bite and yells out "that's moose turd pie! It's good though."

'''Steinbrenner:''' ... Hire this man.

Why would an author of a media work hire a guy who hated their previous stuff? Maybe the artist agrees with the critic and wants their help to avoid more story problems. Maybe they want an HonestAdvisor who won't be afraid to tell them what's wrong. Maybe it's part of their campaign to show that WeDontSuckAnymore. Maybe it's to back up their LetsSeeYouDoBetter challenge. Or maybe it's to nullify the critic, because they'll be less likely to criticize something if they worked on it themselves, right?

* This is arguably the basis for a lot of democratic politics. Politicians who are trying to get elected will criticize the incumbent's performance and policies to try and convince the voters that they're better-suited to whatever position they're running for. It's even baked into Westminster-style parliamentary systems based on the British model, where the Leader of the Opposition is ''expected'' to hold the governing Prime Minister and their Cabinet accountable and criticize them for screwing up. These critiques, in turn, can help the Opposition Leader make the case to become Prime Minister themselves in the next election.

-->'''George Steinbrenner:''' Nice to meet you. ''[Offers his hand]'' \\

* ''Literature/TheFifthElephant'': The Low King hands over the examination of the Scone of Stone to a rival claimant. When Vimes (who knows the Scone is a fake) doesn't see why the King just handed over the throne like that, the King tells him Albrechtsson is a noted historian... [[spoiler:and therefore is also aware that Scones don't last more than a few hundred years,]] and prefers having a king on the throne than another civil war (which involves murders in the dark and collapsed mine tunnels).

* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'': The episode "The Duck Knight Returns" revolves around a big-budget movie adaptation of the in-universe TV series ''Darkwing Duck''. It'd helmed by a NoCelebritiesWereHarmed version of Creator/ChristopherNolan, and the DarkerAndEdgier tone quickly turns off Dewey Duck. Since children Dewey's age would be the movie's primary demographic, the director reluctantly lets Dewey consult on the film.

* Creator/LaurenFaust manages to combine this trope with PromotedFangirl with the creation of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''. Whilst Creator/LaurenFaust, who was a fan of ''Franchise/MyLittlePony'' toys as a child and she based [[PatchworkFic the characters' personalities are the ones she gave them while playing with the toys]], she wasn't actually a fan of previous animated versions of the franchise. [[http://msmagazine.com/blog/blog/2010/12/24/my-little-non-homophobic-non-racist-non-smart-shaming-pony-a-rebuttal/ She said she never liked cartoons based on girls' toys, but that she loved playing with said toys as a kid regardless]].

* Creator/LaurenFaust manages to combine this trope with PromotedFangirl with the creation of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''. Whilst Creator/LaurenFaust, who was a fan of ''Franchise/MyLittlePony'' toys as a child and she based [[PatchworkFic the characters' personalities are the ones she gave them while playing with the toys]], she wasn't actually a fan of previous animated versions of the franchise. [http://msmagazine.com/blog/blog/2010/12/24/my-little-non-homophobic-non-racist-non-smart-shaming-pony-a-rebuttal/ She said she never liked cartoons based on girls' toys, but that she loved playing with said toys as a kid regardless]].

* For ''[[Franchise/TheMatrix The Ultimate Matrix Collection]]'', the filmmakers included two [[AlternateDVDCommentary Alternate DVD Commentaries]]: one by philosophers who liked all three movies, and one by critics who gave the original ''[[Film/TheMatrix Matrix]]'' a good review and then gave poor reviews to ''[[Film/TheMatrixReloaded Reloaded]]'' and ''[[Film/TheMatrixRevolutions Revolutions]]''. [[WordOfGod The Wachowskis say]] they did this to let viewers "triangulate their own position" between the two.

* After publishing his scathing book on Mother Teresa, ''The Missionary Position'', Creator/ChristopherHitchens was asked by the Catholic Church to speak as the "devil's advocate" during the debate for beatifying her.

* Martin Keary (aka Tantacrul) criticized certain design aspects of a music notation software known as Musescore. He later became Head of Design.

* President Bartlet did this several times on ''Series/TheWestWing''.

Why would an author of a media work hire a guy who hated their previous stuff? Maybe the artist agrees with the critic and wants help to avoid more story problems. Maybe they want an HonestAdvisor who won't be afraid to tell them what's wrong. Maybe it's part of their campaign to show that WeDontSuckAnymore. Maybe it's to back up their LetsSeeYouDoBetter challenge. Or maybe it's to nullify the critic, because they'll be less likely to criticize something if they worked on it, right?

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* WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic is frequently pestered by the troll Douchey [=McNitpick=], who is constantly pointing out all of the Critic's mistakes. At one point, the Critic decides to just hire Douchey as a fact checker, but Douchey turns down the job "because then I wouldn't get to complain about [your mistakes]!" However, when the series gets UnCancelled, he does rope Douchey into replacing him as [[WebVideo/ToBoldlyFlee guardian of the Plot Hole]], and pointing out all the mistakes in the universe makes the little troll miserable.

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* At one point in ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'', George decides that his choices have been taking him in the wrong direction, and resolves to always do the opposite of what his instincts tell him. When he's interviewing for a job with the New York Yankees, he meets George Steinbrenner, the manager, for the first time. Keeping with his resolution, George greets him with a frank and brutal condemnation of his work. Mr. Steinbrenner responds with an emphatic "Hire this man!"

* Pixar hired cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz to work on their upcoming movie ''WesternAnimation/{{Coco}}'', even though he has been critical of Disney in the past over their treatment of Latinos and Latino cultures. [[http://io9.com/why-disney-pixar-hired-one-of-its-biggest-critics-to-wo-1725149333 Unfortunately, this actually caused many people to be angry at Lalo]], thinking he's been bought out.

* In ''Series/BabylonFive'', the new CEO of [[MegaCorp Edgars Industries]] rounds up the most vocal critics of the company to serve as the new board of directors. They certainly won't have any shortage of ideas on how to reform the company.

* ''WebVideo/{{lonelygirl15}}'': Gregory Austin [=McConnell=] was known for his outspoken remarks on the series before winning a contest through "The Show Is Yours" to make the SpinOff ''[=LG15=]: Outbreak''. This overlaps with BigNameFan since he did enjoy the series and wanted to do right by it.

** In "Bart Star", Flanders becomes a children's football coach. When he feds up with Homer heckling him (despite his undefeated record), he resigns and surrenders the position to Homer in anger.