My guess is in those social circles it is like old money, all about self-justification anf filtering from "outsiders" not within their approved privledge gateke

My guess is in those social circles it is like old money, all about self-justification anf filtering from "outsiders" not within their approved privledge gatekeepers. If they choose our nonmainstream X it is cultured - if they choose mainstream Y it is tacky.