This idea is pretty similar to the one in my last article, but not quite the same. Yesterday I wrote a post in which I talked about how searching for ideas in every single thing that you do can take some enjoyment out of that particular activity.
The same thing can apply, to a degree, to having an opinion about every single thing that you do. And I'm not talking necessarily about having a "yes, I like it" or "no, I don't like it" opinion, but about spending a lot of time thinking about every single thing that you consume in order to have a very detailed opinion about it.
One example I can give is a recent article I saw on Medium titled "How I feel about The Rings of Power". Now, I didn't read the article. It might be extraordinary, but I am not really interested in the show. The title itself however reminded me of some people I used to know that used to analyze everything they would watch, read, or listen to, in order to get "an opinion" about that particular thing, which usually involved putting it through the filter of their own personal values, interests, political views, and so on.
This made the thing itself, whatever it was, subject to a critique based on values and views that weren't necessarily as important to the people in question as it was being seen as a "well read / well opinionated" person who doesn't enjoy "the simple things".
Usually this led to a very frustrating situation in which you could not discuss anything with those type of people because you were forced to always go into details that either didn't make sense, were of no importance, or were simply non existent except to the eye of the person who wanted there to be more, even when there wasn't.
A simple game, movie or book that was meant to be enjoyed for what it was became a "political message", or a "bad / good influence", or something to be compared with a much bigger / greater / more interesting work that shared the same message, but in a better way.
And while I agree that this type of analysis has a place, I also think that it can completely ruin things that are only created so that you can enjoy them. It can take away all the joy and replace it with frustration, critique and complete subjective approval / disapproval that frustrates the person in question whenever others do not agree with their opinions.
And so, I think it's important to understand that having the right to an opinion is different than being required to have one. A simple " I liked it / I didn't like it", followed by a few reasons that are clearly subjective, is sometimes more than enough. It might not make everyone think that you're a thinker, a person who sees everything that is not obvious to the "plebs", but at least it might allow you to enjoy something simple, for what it is, without constantly looking for deeper meaning.