This is confidently presented, but seems incorrect based on other commenters. > Snark noted, though I have no earthly idea why you felt it necessary I think i

This is confidently presented, but seems incorrect based on other commenters. > Snark noted, though I have no earthly idea why you felt it necessary I think it's useful if you are, in fact, talking out your ass. It's hard to tell given your confident phrasing, but saying something which gives away that you don't actually have meaningful experience in the subject is worth calling out. It sounds like your interlocutor has a better sense of the state of the music world, and that was a way for them to indicate it.