A disconnect I'm noticing in the culture

[jdownesbaird]

This is definitely relevant here:


True Professionals Don't Fear Amateurs (by Seth Godin)

Professional farmers don't begrudge the backyard gardener his tomato harvest. That's silly.

And talented mechanics certainly don't mind the antics of the Car Talk guys (or their listeners). Sooner or later, if you need a real mechanic, you'll find one, and if you don't, well, that's fine too.

A few years ago, typesetting, wedding photography, graphic design and other endeavors that were previously off limits to all but the most passionate amateurs started to become more common. The insecure careerists fought off the amateurs at the gate, insisting that it was both a degradation of their art as well as a waste of time for the amateurs. The professionals, though, those with real talent, used the technological shift to move up the food chain. It was easy to encourage amateurs to go ahead and explore and experiment... professionals bring more than just good tools to their work as professionals.

The best professionals love it when a passionate amateur shows up. The clarity and intelligence of a smart customer pushes both client and craftsman to do better work.

Gifted college professors don't fear online courses. Talented web designers don't fear cloud services. Bring them on! When you need something worth paying for, they say, we'll be here. And what we'll sell you will be worth more than we charge you.

If you're upset that the hoi polloi are busy doing what you used to do, get better instead of getting angry.

[xs2man]

I was like that too until I figured it all out.

Glad someones got it all figured out. So when you next Headlining my local gig?

[dripstep]

1. I LOVE when someone I work with, or a friend shows interest in DJing and comes to me. The RGAS catches a lot of people at first, and you have yo deal with some stupidity and ignorance, but that's learning. I have found that I can learn something well on my own, but I learn the fastest when I teach. Embrace newbies (I dont, nor will ever use that word as a negative, I just think its a good word to use)

2. As long as people buy products the companies will continue to build those products. Regardless of price. It is silly to think that a single forum will sway a large company to make a different product. No doubt it can help, but companies tell us what to buy, and we go out and buy it. We don't tell them what to make. I do believe it was Steve Jobs that said that the consumer doesnt know what they want until we tell them what they want.

3. Who cares? This thread is 14 pages long, lets go make some music.

[fullenglishpint]

I think this thread has reached its logical conclusion.