What you're doing is fine. It sounds like you're lifting other writers up or giving your viewpoint on certain pieces that you've read. There's nothing wrong with that. I write the same two formats as well.

I think what he's referring to is another type of format that I write in and won't stop writing what is calling a chair a chair and a tree a tree.

If I see a shady publication and don't call them out on it then how will new writers such as yourself know to stay away from them? You won't.

Same with shoddy writing. It pollutes the platform which this writer seems to be okay with however he has a problem with people calling pollution what it is - pollution.

Ah the irony of the image he chose LOL