That's a certain death too. I'm in the same boat. Reading a book has gone from guilty pleasure to the "I really need to do more reading" chore.

People still like Shakespeare. But, it's not a guilty pleasure anymore. Its something you do to "better yourself." You might call it a bourgeoisie pursuit.

A lot of art looks like this when it retires. It moves up the class ladder where it is maintained for posterity.