For posterity, I think the above comment is a great example of a "middlebrow dismissal."

Ah yes, because everything we do is worthy of praise, or makes for interesting discussion.

Just because some things are unjustly "middlebrow dismissed" does not mean that all "middlebrow dismissals" are unjust.

Sometimes the mindset is not to achieve but to create. Having hundreds of people critique your work builds character. This relates to the same psychological concept behind Toastmasters.

There are much better things on his blog. This is just a text box that is styled.

Harsh.

I'd love to see your weekend project after your coffee but before your morning dump...

You misunderstand me. My weekend project - my morning dump - completes on Sunday morning, after I drink my 20th cup of coffee. I am extremely constipated. I was implying that this project is incredibly complex, nuanced, and worthy of discussion.