There’s a growing trend in the electronic music scene, and beyond, that feels increasingly hollow: artists using destructive criticism as a shortcut to visibility. It’s everywhere on social media. Instead of sharing ideas, sounds, or visions, people attack others, big or small, in an attempt to spark attention, likes, or temporary relevance.

But destructive criticism is not courage, and it’s certainly not artistry. It’s noise. It’s a symptom of insecurity disguised as opinion. The time spent crafting online judgments could be used to craft sound, texture, or something that actually contributes to the culture.

Every time a producer, DJ, or creative tears someone else down publicly, they reveal more about themselves than about the person they’re criticizing. It gives a deplorable image, not because it’s harsh, but because it’s empty. The gesture lacks weight, substance, and class.

Creation takes time. Criticism takes seconds. But only one of them builds a legacy.

To the artists reading this: spend your energy creating, not commenting. Let your music, design, performance, or vision speak for you. The scene doesn’t need more opinions, it needs more voices, more worlds, more art.

The ones who will be remembered are not the loudest online, but the ones who built something real while everyone else was busy talking.