You can still see that sentiment in reactions to, for instance, Ross McElwee's autobiographical work. I think this depends on how the maker does or doesn't bring broader society, in some manner, into the picture. There has been a shall we say sizable body of work in the past 20-30 years which is personal but doesn't do much of that reaching out, and often lacks much artistic interest as well. Nothing is apolitical in my book. Maybe I have been unclear but my attempt was to say that the experience which a football fan isn't, as their experience, any less valid than mine when looking at an Uccello for the 20th time.
Art is a privileged thing.
Ronaldo at his peak is, as any football fan can tell you, a privileged thing. Peak moments and perceptions, whether as a receiver or a maker, are privileged things. My quibble is with those who would have it that one's own privileged thing is somehow better than someone else's, especially if you don't happen to share the same interest. I guess that would be Jon. Brakhage provided a more intimate relationship than, say Titanic.