Television destroyed high culture a lifetime ago, and every generation that's come of age since has persuaded themselves that they can recognize the lines between high and low culture, only to be shocked and dismayed when the illusory lines are obliterated by the latest wave of invasive technology.
The line between authentic and inauthentic is very different from high and low culture. It's one thing to argue about whether you like William Morris, it's another to just forge works and use his name to market them.
