This is a false duality. The distinction between professional and amateur is a problematic one, being a function of the economic system within which the differentiation is made. Both sides of argument make their arguments from false positions if their aim is to paint a black and white picture.
Best Simon Simon Biggs [email protected] [email protected] Skype: simonbiggsuk http://www.littlepig.org.uk/ Research Professor edinburgh college of art http://www.eca.ac.uk/ Creative Interdisciplinary Research in CoLlaborative Environments http://www.eca.ac.uk/circle/ Electronic Literature as a Model of Creativity and Innovation in Practice http://www.elmcip.net/ Centre for Film, Performance and Media Arts http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/film-performance-media-arts > From: James Morris <[email protected]> > Reply-To: NetBehaviour for networked distributed creativity > <[email protected]> > Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2010 17:38:37 +0100 > To: NetBehaviour for networked distributed creativity > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [NetBehaviour] The Telekommunist Manifesto from Dmytri Kleiner is > out now! > > On 24 October 2010 17:07, marc garrett <[email protected]> wrote: > >> "At the moment the amateurs are blocking the careers of entire >> generations of young professionals. With this the rich knowledge of >> professions is threatened to disappear (for instance those doing > > professionals don't like it when the shoe's on the other foot. > > -- > _ > : http://jwm-art.net/ > -audio/image/text/code > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour Edinburgh College of Art (eca) is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC009201 _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
