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A Tale of Two (Types of) Critics
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Scrutinize Exercise



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When you pay your stylist for a hair color change, what have you paid for? When you pay your dental bill, what have you paid for? When you spend $60-$70 to see a band play, what have you paid for? When you (and the rest of the people in your culture) pay for the writing, or televisual talking, of a critic, what have you paid for? Specifically, what good, or service, or benefit do we get from paying the salary of a popular critic?