Most criticism doesn't stem from insight, but from cognitive laziness.
If a person nitpicks over trivial matters while failing to engage in deep thought on things requiring cognitive effort, they'll appear "smart" yet actually remain stagnant.
After realizing this, whenever I offer criticism, I always consider whether my critique is structural, substantive, and constructive. If not, it means I'm merely deriving a sense of superiority from criticism rather than using it to understand, analyze, and attempt to address the problem.
Those unaware of this tend to indulge in fault-finding, whether at
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