#PROTIP: Spending hours writing critical theory about a thing decreases you immediate enjoyment of the thing.
The aforementioned article is, in fact, a review of chicken tenders https://www.guernicamag.com/helen-rosner-on-chicken-tenders/
@u2764 Haute cuisine. . .
I consider the Cutie Manifesto™ to be the critical theory equivalent of the Chicken Tenders Review™ we're all tired let's just make good things that are cute.
@u2764 *Puts down crossword puzzle, runs to PC, bookmarks Chicken Nugget review, then stares blankly at fajita wrap. . .
I think it can if you fall into the thinking that it's the ONLY way to process that thing.
However, I do think it's possible to take off one's analysis goggles -- it's almost required, for the sake of one's mental strain.
Analyzing film was like that for me. There was a point when I couldn't "enjoy a movie" at all. (It was much less that way for fiction -- my analysis was experimental there, instead of thought-experiments and reading essays on specific films.)
@u2764 but what if writing critical theory is a thing you enjoy doing?
@KitRedgrave Try writing critical theory *about writing critical theory* though.
@KitRedgrave PS I've done this and it goes about as well as you'd expect
@KitRedgrave @u2764 friends don't let friends write metatheory
There was a really good article I read a while back about this with respect to food critics.