The fact that you answered an essay with a better-argued essay of your own is the highest compliment the piece could have gotten.
My quarrel was never with scores as information. It was with the single-critic score functioning as a verdict, and with what the market does at the 90-point wall. Your "wisdom of the crowds" point is the honest rebuttal to that, and it's worth noting the Hodgson study I leaned on comes off the show floor, which is exactly the noise your aggregation launders out.
This is a great piece. I started replying but my response almost outgrew the original piece. I have posted it here: https://mattsays.substack.com/p/in-defence-of-wine-show-scores
The fact that you answered an essay with a better-argued essay of your own is the highest compliment the piece could have gotten.
My quarrel was never with scores as information. It was with the single-critic score functioning as a verdict, and with what the market does at the 90-point wall. Your "wisdom of the crowds" point is the honest rebuttal to that, and it's worth noting the Hodgson study I leaned on comes off the show floor, which is exactly the noise your aggregation launders out.
Very kind, sir. I enjoy your observations greatly and look forward to the next. They offer excellent insights to the industry