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ITT: Critics whose opinions you value
Movies: MovieBob
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/the-big-picture
Music: George Starostin
Anime: JesuOtaku
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That only pertains to when he's talking about movies, however. When he brings up...literally almost any other subject, it goes bad.
I actually think his editorials are pretty good, though.
Unless you're talking about his opinion on video games, though. In that case, understand that all he said was that video games aren't art, not that he dislikes them.
And that's why I assumed that that was what you were talking about.
Other than that, there are no specific people I always choose. I'll admit, I try to check if something is quality. But, at the same time, I'd rather experience something myself instead of listening to someone else. I've missed out before on things because one person said it was bad and I didn't actually experience it until later and found out I liked it.
Also, critics don't necessarily agree with each other. And sometimes the general critical opinion can change over time.
'Critics also seem to completely love Monty Python's Meaning of Life, despite being one of the most cringe-worthy, unfunny pieces of shit ever put to film "
Kind of ironic for you to example as to why critics can be unreliable when you're stating your opinion as fact.
Not necessarily having to tack "this is my opinion" so much as "don't call something you don't like an unfunny piece of shit just because you don't like it."
I seriously doubt he meant "it is objectively an unfunny piece of shit on a scientific level."
Don't strawman what I said.
I am having a seriously hard time getting anything out of "don't treat your opinions like they're facts" other than an implication that you thought he was treating them as such.
don't listen to it because it doesn't exist so this is a blank post you are just imagining thingssssss
A strawman is a caricature of your opponent's argument used to avert your opponent's actual argument and instead argue against something that is easy.
*sigh*
Okay, I do actually get this. Because I used to do this a lot myself.
Fact of the matter: if you think he's wrong, and he thinks he's right, what does that really matter to either of you?
Does the simple fact that either disagrees with the other, going to make either change their opinion?
Probably not.
It's really not worth arguing over.
I really don't care what anyone's opinion is, so long as they're cool about it.
That's all I'm getting at.
But that's the thing! He's not doing anything wrong other than using a phrasing you don't like.
People do that *a lot*, the English language is riddled with shortcuts. It is simply easier to say "X is bad" than "I don't like X and here is why". So most people are just not going to bother with the ladder because it is understood that they mean that when they say the former.
@Lumine
I know you're kidding, but "Americans are fat" isn't an opinion. "American's suck" is, but that's an opinion that is impossible to be cool about.
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And frankly, especially on the internet, "this is my opinion" is not understood, and it makes it even harder to tell when hyperbole, such as "one of the most cringe-worthy, unfunny pieces of shit ever put to film" is used.