I would argue that he is one of the most important social critics of the modern age, but that might be because i've never disagreed with any he said as im a social libertarian too.
It's not because I disagree with him on everything, but take this clip as an example:
You could argue that this is a very valid point, but the way he does it just doesn't appeal to me. He keeps the discourse in a low level, which isn't fitting for a "great" social critic. Whereas Hick's did introduce banalities to his performances too, especially when mocking those he disagrees with, but his points were more well rounded and presented in a much better package.
I might be biased in a similar way because I've never really heard something from Hick's and disagreed with it
