Rob - excellent post...

But in all reality you are probably addressing deaf ears.
Sadly, once such people's minds are made up - they are usually lost beyond hope to all reason.....

Though frustrating as it is, it is also highly comical
watching opinionated folks who are obviously clueless on a complex subject,
obliviously posturing and preaching on about it
as though they are great learned authorities...😜

Harmless bores and nutters, unless they attain positions of influence
where they can adversely affect the work of those whose creativity they scorn...

[I'd be surprised if a fair few here haven't at some time been held back or denied opportunities
because of the petty spite and jealousies
of prejudiced snobbish decision makers in the music, arts and culture business... ???]