[krschultz]

You deserve the criticism. You didn't "unintentionally" introduce the word many times into your essay. You thought it would be a good idea and banged the reader over the head with it.

"Remind yourself always that your shit is relative. Find ways to expand your definition of shit as much as possible. That way, the first step you take in making your shit will alone surpass the completed shit of the inexperienced."

You can't make that point without using the word "shit" three times? I'm sure it can be better in a dozen ways without ever using the word shit, but you overused "shit" again to keep your theme going.

That is why the original poster is not being snarky. The post literally reads as shit shit shit shit shit, how many times can I say shit in one blog post. The point you are trying to make is completely lost in that.

edit: When you start blaming the reader for comprehension problems, you have failed as communicating. Although I'll keep in mind that you just wrote "it it" and "people're" right after talking about "flows naturally".

[unalone]

What can I say? I must read differently than the people here. When I read it it flows naturally; this has been in circulation long enough that I see lots of other people're okay with the style also.

Perhaps it's that I don't skim when I read: I actually digest the words being used. Read aloud, it really doesn't sound like the word is used too much; skimmed, it's all that stands out.