Daily Inspiration Quote by Roger Ebert

Ebert is doing something slyly generous here: legitimizing the internet without surrendering his authority to it. Coming from a critic who built a mass audience through newspapers and TV, the line reads like an olive branch to a medium that, by the late 2000s, was often framed as the place where expertise goes to die. Instead of defending the gate, he praises the new crowd outside it: "some very good critics" is both endorsement and calibration, a reminder that quality exists online but isn’t evenly distributed.

The repetition of "become" matters. It signals a shift still in motion, not a settled victory lap. Ebert isn’t romanticizing the web as democratic salvation; he’s noting a pragmatic evolution in how cultural authority is formed. The real subject is participation. Reviews aren’t just consumed anymore; they’re used as entry points to "involve yourself in discussions". That’s Ebert recognizing the internet’s core innovation for criticism: the conversation becomes the product, and the critic becomes less of a final judge than a convener.

There’s also a subtle defense of criticism as a social practice rather than a private taste. "For people who are interested" draws a boundary that’s inclusive but not universal. If you care, the web gives you tools: access, debate, a sense of community around art. Ebert’s intent isn’t to cede standards; it’s to relocate them where audiences already are, and to keep criticism alive by letting it be argued with.