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I think the answer to this whole snobbery question, shockingly enough, is crazily simple.
If you do these things because you like them, and expect no reward -- (i.e., you don't expect kudos, or recognition about how you are superior -- viz: my enemy Moira Kelly) -- then they are their own reward. You like fancy cheese, or growing your own tomatoes? Then eat those things. And if you're really satisfied by them, then you're satified; you don't feel the need to compare yourself with others, because growing your own tomatoes, or buying fine cheeses, is what makes you happy, right? So who cares about all the rest?
Snobbery exists when you expect recognition from others for doing these things. It like trying to impress a girl with how "cool" you are. Of course, you would have been far better off if you hadn't tried to act "cool" at all. So simple.
--om
