I felt a tinge of elitism as well from the article - not quite as much as OP but it was palpable. I think stems from the fact that the author is instructing the

I felt a tinge of elitism as well from the article - not quite as much as OP but it was palpable. I think stems from the fact that the author is instructing the reader on how to be part of the elite class of information connoisseurs, rather than trying to fix the problem posed in a real way for everyone.