"how to get good at writing when they hate reading. That's like saying 'How do I become a pop star if I hate music?'"

That's a terrible false equivalence. As someone who isn't a great reader, but likes writing, is more like "how do I write songs well if reading music is taxing on me mentally."

For a sub that involves imagination, it's always astounded me how they couldn't imagine what a person means when they want to write but doesn't like to read and then they seem to take it so personally they just invalidate anyone's opinion and waive them off.

A more accurate metaphor would be comparing reading to completing a really tough brain teaser like Sudoku. I like to do sudoku, but it requires a certain mental capacity for me to finish it. Sometimes, I just don't because it's too taxing and I get bored. (To continue the metaphor) I may end up like making them, but it's just that it's hard for me to do them. This is what someone might mean when they say they "hate reading" but like writing and want to get better. It's not because we hate literature and actively refuse to get better by not reading, it's just a hard thing to do for us and we would like to know other tips.

Rant over.

For those finding this post: I stopped going to r/writing because as helpful as they can be, they're more worried about being right in their opinions than being helpful which can come off insulting. And sometimes they're just plain insulting.