That's abit of a generalization, Moonblaze. There usually isn't much good criticing, I agree, but becoming "popular" on DA isn't the goal. The goal is just to share your art, and make some friends. If you make a lot of friends who enjoy your art on DA, then people will comment. The key to doing this is commenting yourself and being active.

DA is waaaay too big to make such generalizations about what other people think of as good art. Moreover, ripping is totally against DA rules. If you don't like DA simply because it's such a hard community to get known in, then you're looking into for the wrong reasons. It's about art, enjoy it.