That was before Kael, a seventeen-year-old tinkerer from the lower stratus wards, had his brandnewamaterus moment.
However, there is a modern tendency to despise the amateur phase. Social media encourages us to present only our highlight reels, our finished products, and our expertly curated lives. We are taught to be embarrassed by our early drafts and our clumsy first attempts. This is a tragedy. By hiding our amateurism, we deny ourselves the authenticity of the journey. We rob others of the courage to start their own. To embrace the identity of a "brand new amateur" is an act of rebellion against a culture that demands instant perfection. It is a declaration that we value the messy, glitchy, human process of learning more than the sterile sheen of the final result.