"Favorite" in what sense? "Most critical" is a very different meaning of the word, usually it implies pleasure/happiness.
Internalizing that people are frequently less intelligent and less respectful and less kind and less thoughtful than you previously believed is a tragic loss of innocence and hope, not a favorable experience.
Favourite as in "realizing it was an interesting aha moment". Sure, it's a depressing loss of innocence. But on the other hand I always love learning things where I feel like I'm closer to knowing what I'm doing. Not that I think I'll ever get there, it's an ever lasting journey
