In a healthy society, there is a contract. The expert says, "Trust me, this is complex," and the amateur says, "Okay, show me."
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The overdeveloped amateur lives in the "uncanny valley" of competence. They are too good to be ignored, but too rough to be trusted. In a healthy society, there is a contract
But the internet broke that contract. Now, the Overdeveloped Amateur looks at the expert and sees a gatekeeper. They don't see the 10,000 hours of boring, repetitive grind. They see an enemy hoarding secrets. They are too good to be ignored, but too rough to be trusted
In the age of the internet, we have been sold a beautiful lie: that access to information is the same as expertise.
Relying on daily mood rather than a long-term strategy often leads to chasing exhaustion rather than focused progress.