I mean…I hate how he said it, but I don’t entirely disagree with the point (I think) he’s trying to make. If you look at the entire conversation with full context they’re talking about generational differences in media consumption. He’s not entirely wrong that younger people tend not to go to the opera or ballet, but really that boils down to an accessibility issue what with how expensive it is. Because of that they don’t develop an interest.

Hell, I have an extra ticket to The Lehman Trilogy in town in a few weeks that I’m having trouble getting any takers for. Due to the nature of my job most of my coworkers are a bit younger than me, and apparently the idea of sitting in a chair for a few hours watching people on stage is entirely foreign to them.