Another of my little obsessions seems to be criticism. The whole run of it from 'you are stupid' to 'that play was stupid'.
I think it started with me worrying about blog commenting and Q&As at conferences, which got me thinking about what a dreadful example Charlie Brooker is to everyone. Not because he's bad but because he's good. Very funny, very thoughtful. But his belligerent style is only effective in the hands of a skilled practitioner - and he seems to have spawned a host of less able imitators who just end up issuing unthinking sweary abuse.
And I haven't really got anywhere with understanding any of this, but I've amassed quite a collection of delicious links under the tag 'criticism'. And looking at it just now I've realised it sweeps up some moments of really interesting writing and thinking, so you might like to have a look.