There's a lot of mediocrity being celebrated, and a lot of wonderful stuff being ignored or discouraged.

I hate being ignored.

Everyone wants to be liked; everyone wants approval. No one likes being ignored.

Don't give up or give in in the face of patronising ridicule, amused disdain, or being ignored.

If the people in the audience are talking, you're being ignored. If the people are gazing at you, you've got something they want to hear.

The contemporary American novelist benefits in a way from being ignored. It makes you angrier and makes you want to go into all of those places where you shouldn't.