Criticism really is the weakest form of writing, or speaking for that matter. I like the way Hikey puts is “It produces no knowledge, sates no facts, and never stands alone.”
I found Air Guitar (the essay) especially relevant to me personally because I’m usually over critical. I also find writing difficult, so I generally end up resorting to criticism. I realize this, which is the only reason I haven’t used these forum postings to pick apart all of our past reading rather than making a poor attempt to analyzed them.