A.O. Scott discusses in his article, “Everybody’s a Critic. And That’s How It Should Be” about modern day way criticism on different aspects of life such as movies, art, etc. After reading this article, Scott describes to me why he is a critic and why most people in modern society are critics. Scott starts off the article by criticizing how the recent Academy Award nominations are criticized by others as being racist. He later goes on and even says that he himself is a critic and compare criticism with democracy. He says “Like every other form of democracy, criticism is a messy, contentious business, in which the rules are as much in dispute as the outcomes and the philosophical foundations are fragile if not vaporous”. Scott later goes on to argue that we should not be afraid of critics and we should not let them cloud our judgement or that we should not let the fear of criticism dictate what we do in our lives. Scott also goes on to clash out against the recent controversy concerning the Academy Award nominations. 

I agree with many of the points that A.O. Scott made throughout this article. I believe that the main point that Scott was trying to convey was that criticism is a natural idea that comes across in many modern day societies and it is almost always inevitable. In the article Scott is trying to convey that message an individual should not be afraid of being criticized because at the end of the day we are free to think in whichever way we choose. Scott stands firm behind this belief when he criticizes the Academy Awards and asks what qualifies them to critique a movie. I completely agree with Scott because often times many people are fixated upon the approval of others, they become lost and obsessed by seeking their approval. I believe that, especially in our modern day society many people use social media in order to convey their message, another point brought up by Scott.