@personz
I see also a value for the block chain in your article. And This awesome post shows how value can be represented by much quality of the content inside and not the visual quality of its layout and formatting.
Your usage of the word emergent is really fitting to the whole value/quality topic and like you have said it: quality and value are subjective.
And extremely relative to the situation, consument and context of the content (in relation to other content).
I also agree with you that we need these cat videos, selfies and mass consumption content to grow and to see what is quality for us personally.
Wait a sec, did you copy @tibfox 's comment?