Although there may be people who are paid to be critics of art, and of literacy, and of theatre and film, in truth, we are all critics by nature. We are all creative personalities, and we all, therefore, have a way of analyzing and judging the creative works of others. We are given a lot of information- the world is in front of us, and we are to accept it. But if we don’t filter what comes through our senses in terms of criticism, we will not be able to appreciate any of it.

I very much agree with Scott’s points about criticism. We all have to be open to be criticized by others, for criticism is a natural reaction that each of our brain’s preforms constantly. I thought it was especially interesting to hear about criticism from a person whose profession is to criticize formally that which many have seen, and criticized on their own.

I thought that it was interesting that he brought in the internet in connection to criticism. While we have always had our thoughts and opinions about everything, literally everything, around us, we usually keep them to ourselves, or at best, let the few around us know. However, with the burst of the internet, this has changed. People can now post their thoughts and feelings about pretty much anything on the internet- for all the world to see, and thus impact how they form their opinions.

I believe that we all have an inner critic- our immediate judgments and criticisms, that little voice that decides if we like this sandwich or that song. But in a world where everyone is a critic- and more importantly, where everyone is a critic with a virtual voice speaking to the world online- our personal thoughts can get easily confused and impacted by those of the ones around us, and the people that we watch their thoughts and opinions.