>The entirety of your
>criticism is no more than a conservative critique of ungrateful
>students' indiscretions. In other words, the time-honored trope where
>one generation beats up on the younger one.
No. You presented that as something to get excited about because it's "poetic." If you're going to introduce style as part of something's attraction, don't be surprised if someone doesn't agree. No accounting for taste and all.