Why do music critics even matter? I'm not even playing,

If you're not a critic you are a passive consumer.

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You can have an opinion but you must first know it's worthless to music, critics are in fact passive contributors, they only add to what is done with. And the actual truth is that it takes a passive listener to form his opinion after what he has read because most are not capable of forming they're own opinion by themselves and understand they're thoughts on the matter actually don't matter. For recreational discussion fine, to influence the public, never, stay out.