I like to think that more of the people I know can take crit, but when I try in reality to provide it, whether through beta or whatever, it's not as easy as I think it's going to be. I've still lost friends even for the most carefully worded things -- but OTOH, people seem to understand they can approach me with stuf they don't like, so so far that's worked on my end, at least. It's just such a crapshoot these days, usually in favor of the pollyannas.