@fromjason Nowhere near what you're talking about, but it does remind me of 10ish years ago, I was in an Appalachian History class, and we were talking about mining. As someone from the area who had worked in mining, I thought I would correct a little bit of "nobility stereotyping" about miners I heard one flatlander going into based off their annual volunteering trip up in War, WV. They were less than polite about my "knowledge" (their quotes, not mine) and blew past it to someone who agreed with them.
Let me stress again, absolutely apples and oranges, but that early experience outside of where I'm from has since reminded me to be more mindful about folks' experiences vs what I read from people who have no dog in the fight, as well as observational about how some folks tend to defer to the latter, even in leftist spaces where some folks tend to scream to the top of their lungs about their enlightment.