Sadly, some professional critics actually do say explicitly "That thing has no value. It is boring."
They're dicks.
And that's an absolute truth, not just a personal opinion.
(OK then, in the interests of fairness, it's dickish behaviour. They may be perfectly lovely people.)
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LOL!
I noticed someone down voted the post, which is weird and unusual, and there's no constructive criticism in the comments in any way, so there's one of those critics (dicks) for you! :P
All my favourite writers have multiple downvotes.
I've often wondered what a writer finds more upsetting: not knowing why someone was offended (I wouldn't care; someone's always offended by something) or a post that has multiple upvotes but a comment section that's a ghost town (I suspect that would feel very unsatisfying).
I always feel a little guilty upvoting without commenting. It's the difference between someone throwing a tip in a jar as they walk past vs shaking your hand and thanking you for some specific aspect of your work.