Work of a Critic

Recently, I was watching the movie "Ratatouille" and towards the end of the movie, the food critic Anton Ego, publishes a review was really captivating and insightful. Here goes the review

In many ways, the work of a critic is very easy. We risk very little yet enjoy a position over those who offer up their work and there self to our judgment. We thrive on negative criticism which is fun to write and read. But the bitter truth we critics must face is that in the grand scheme of things, the average piece of junk is probably more meaningful then our criticism designating it so.
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All this got me thinking about the so called Thought Leaders in their respective fields and how easy is for them to critique. Its only, when you get yourself are in deep shit, hands full and people running all over you, you realize the importance of even the average piece of work you get working, that has so much meaning for the business.