I get what you're saying. My grandpa built his own arena on a piece of land he had and set up shows/saddle club for their small town . My mom never did dressage outside of her state. What he's describing sounds pretty hoity toity.

Regardless of how he sees himself, he needs to protect himself and his family. I appreciate him being truthful about the limits of mRNA, but he needs to stay alive to continue to speak.