Did you read the full article? He's not claiming to be an 'arbiter of quality' at all, he's using the flatware as an example. He specifically says that it's up

Did you read the full article? He's not claiming to be an 'arbiter of quality' at all, he's using the flatware as an example. He specifically says that it's up to each person to determine the best things for themselves: > It requires that you find the best thing for yourself, which means you need to know what actually matters to you.