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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Whizbang Dustyboots" data-source="post: 9702804" data-attributes="member: 11760">Yes, but most criticism that people are exposed to nowadays is "I hate it, thus it's bad" hot takes on the internet, which have even leaked to many professional reviews, to the point that, when a critic does engage with a work and explain their issues more thoughtfully, their reward is people screaming "I HATE IT, THUS IT"S BAD" or "I LIKE IT, THEREFORE IT'S IMMUNE TO CRITICISM" which doesn't exactly encourage future thoughtful criticism.And in the semi-pro space that a lot of internet criticism lives in, many of these critics may have never seen pre-internet criticism where even a panning of a movie would be a long, thoughtful piece explaining the issues with it.We see this issue here, where people will loudly scoff at the notion that critics know anything, because the reader liked the book that got a one-star review, therefore the critic had nothing of value to contribute.It's frustrating -- even professional critics I disagree with have typically seen hundreds more movies than I have, read hundreds more books and eaten thousands more meals in restaurants than I have, and almost certainly have some valuable expertise they're bringing to their critiques -- but under the current model of the internet*, I'm not sure anything's going to change.* AI replacing search engine traffic is going to kill a lot of media companies off, starting with internet-only sites like your favorite video game news site or geek movie review site. So soon we'll be back to relying on the most informed critics of all: the guys behind the counter at your local <s>comic book</s> Magic the Gathering shop.</blockquote>

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