"Lining up" some Highbrow datapoints: a tertiary assessment

Noumena > Phenomena

Sail > Steam

Cutty Sark > Britannia

Overtaking > Falling Behind

Real Text > Fake Texture

Real Noise > Fake Music

Summation/description: stimulating parallels, diverting comparisons, near comparisons, false comparisons, non sequiturs, what you will...