Snooty by proxy

JL's fingers musta got tired, but he can be snooty by proxy.

This screed is a sterling example of the common technique of assuming the conclusion. They mention their assumption and conclusion as a throw-away line, nice touch: "Why have we no high art today, like Mozart?"

Then you follow this with a survey of past music and art, a 3-page B- essay for ArtHist 3001.

Not a bit of reflection or diversity, like maybe in 100 years we will have a better perspective of the various delights of Mozart, Borodin, Prokoffief, Williams, Dylan, and Yanni? Or that maybe it's net progress to have more choice if somewhat lower peak "quality". Or music available to anyone instead of just the upper crust. Little details like this so mess with a simplistic attitude of maximum snootyness.