"Everyone's a critic" is the kind of cliched thing the hack writer mumbles to himself as he swallows another mouthful of Johnny Walker Black only to vomit it up in short order all over his typewriter. With the establishment of the "Comments" section, suddenly everyone can, and most do criticize the work of others.
Often this criticism is insightful, helpful, and tacit. Other times it's worthless. And more often it seems a comments section becomes a breeding ground for trolls who enjoy making people cry. Not the topic, but still.
Pages like Amazon and Goodreads make critics of us all as we jot our experiences, thoughts, and opinions for all the world to see. I'm as guilty of that as anyone, as I was a top 100 reviewer for a month (my first month, oddly enough).
With all this energy dedicated to critique, has this become the form of creative expression of choice for the average net denizen?
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