Incanus
Auror
(Inspired by the recent Good Writing thread.)
So I got to thinking: Maybe I’m an elitist snob after all. It’s entirely possible. And it wouldn’t be my only flaw either.
But how can I know for sure? I’d like to explore the idea, but I’m not sure just how. Maybe some of you can pose questions and see if my answers match up this those of the quintessential elitist.
For purposes of making this simple, we should probably just ignore the idea that there may be degrees of snobbery and just say that people come in two categories: snobs, and non-snobs.
So what are the characteristics of a snob? Certainly they express opinions. But everyone has opinions, so it’s not just that. Is it the types of opinions? The rigidity of opinions? The manner in which they are expressed? I’m guilty of a little of this, but I think most people are. I don’t know.
I suppose the snob thinks they know more about a subject than most other folks and likes to rub it in their faces. In that case, most occupations would have to have a snobbish element. Doctors know more about medicine than I do; Lawyers know more about law; etc., etc. Some of these folks certainly like to show off their skills. Maybe there are more snobs than previously believed?
I picture snobs as being a little on the mean side, maybe a little aggressive, almost certainly rigid. I don’t have a lot of this going on, but I could still very well be a friendly, happy-go-lucky snob.
One thing is for sure, I would like to see a greater number of fantasy books that are of higher quality. Concomitantly, I’d like to see a few less schlocky fantasy novels on the bookshelves. If anything qualifies me as an elitist snob, I suppose it would have to be this particular attitude of mine.
(I should point out that despite my occasional playful tone and sarcasm, I am genuinely interested in this question. I am willing to admit that it’s possible I’m really a snob. I could even run with it: What would an elitist say about this? I don’t know, let’s ask Incanus, our resident snob.)
So I got to thinking: Maybe I’m an elitist snob after all. It’s entirely possible. And it wouldn’t be my only flaw either.
But how can I know for sure? I’d like to explore the idea, but I’m not sure just how. Maybe some of you can pose questions and see if my answers match up this those of the quintessential elitist.
For purposes of making this simple, we should probably just ignore the idea that there may be degrees of snobbery and just say that people come in two categories: snobs, and non-snobs.
So what are the characteristics of a snob? Certainly they express opinions. But everyone has opinions, so it’s not just that. Is it the types of opinions? The rigidity of opinions? The manner in which they are expressed? I’m guilty of a little of this, but I think most people are. I don’t know.
I suppose the snob thinks they know more about a subject than most other folks and likes to rub it in their faces. In that case, most occupations would have to have a snobbish element. Doctors know more about medicine than I do; Lawyers know more about law; etc., etc. Some of these folks certainly like to show off their skills. Maybe there are more snobs than previously believed?
I picture snobs as being a little on the mean side, maybe a little aggressive, almost certainly rigid. I don’t have a lot of this going on, but I could still very well be a friendly, happy-go-lucky snob.
One thing is for sure, I would like to see a greater number of fantasy books that are of higher quality. Concomitantly, I’d like to see a few less schlocky fantasy novels on the bookshelves. If anything qualifies me as an elitist snob, I suppose it would have to be this particular attitude of mine.
(I should point out that despite my occasional playful tone and sarcasm, I am genuinely interested in this question. I am willing to admit that it’s possible I’m really a snob. I could even run with it: What would an elitist say about this? I don’t know, let’s ask Incanus, our resident snob.)