Right? it always seems like “be critical of your interests” is code for “you’re not allowed to have fun”.
It also feels super performative. Like jesus christ nobody should care. And the fact that people who say it also freak out when people are like “um actually since you like this Irredeamable Media you cant consume critically” and yeah.
It feels as dumb as “basic dni criteria”
Exactly! It’s a free pass for people who shit on those of us who like problematic media to say “oh when I do it it’s okay, because I’m critical. But all of you degenerates are romanticizing it!”
