Amateur Revolution?

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Posted by ryuzaki0 on Friday October 1, 2004 @02:17AM from the dance-dance dept.

Ant writes "Fast Company's article mentions that networks of amateurs are displacing the pros and spawning some of the greatest innovations from from astronomy to computing. Rap inflects global popular culture from music to fashion. Linux poses a real threat to Microsoft. The Sims is among the most popular computer games ever. These far-flung developments have all been driven by Pro-Ams -- committed, networked amateurs working to professional standards. Pro-Am workers, their networks and movements, will help reshape society in the next two decades."

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Re:Corps will continue to rule, people are sheep.. by goldspider · 2004-10-01 02:25 · Score: 4, Funny

"Corporations, their money, and their slaves will continue to reshape society via their direct control over multiple media outlets (solidified TV/news, radio, Internet) not the public. Grass-roots campaigns have always existed on the fringe and while their causes are noble the masses love to be sheep while thinking they aren't."
Jon Katz? Is that you in there??

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Global popular culture, from music to fashion. by ArsSineArtificio · 2004-10-01 02:39 · Score: 3, Funny

Rap inflects global popular culture from music to fashion.

The submitter appears to have misspelled 'infects'.

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Re:Professional by generic-man · 2004-10-01 02:41 · Score: 4, Funny

If you have a .pro domain, you're a professional. If you have a .am domain, you're an amateur. It's that simple. :)

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I agree! by aasania · 2004-10-01 02:58 · Score: 5, Funny

I've always thought amateur porn was WAY better than the professional stuff!
News for nerds by mrogers · 2004-10-01 03:00 · Score: 4, Funny

So you're saying that corporate stuctures somehow ruin productivity, stifle innovation and creativity, and turn the skills you once loved into the job you dread from the first moment you wake up in the morning? It's news to me but OK, if you say so...
IN OTHER NEWS by AnalogDiehard · 2004-10-01 03:28 · Score: 3, Funny
- David slays Goliath
- Daniel topples the gods of Babylon
- Martin Luther rebukes the RCC and sparks the Reformation
- Steam locomotives prevail against canal boat makers
- Oil lanterns threatened by newfangled light bulb
- Horse-n-buggy cart makers lose out to automobiles
- Natural gas gains home heating advantage over king coal
- JVC's VHS wins the video format war against Sony's Betamax
- Punk Rock rebels against pompous prog rock and mirror ball disco freaks
- Nirvana puts 80's metal hair, preppie girl, and boy bands out of business
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Re:Corps will continue to rule, people are sheep.. by Markvs · 2004-10-01 05:15 · Score: 3, Funny

You're probably right, if only because eventually rap artists will run out of other music to sample.

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