The (Over-)Professionalization Of Everything

“At the end of the 19th century, an amateur meant someone who was motivated by the sheer love of doing something; professional was a rare, pejorative term for grubby money-making. Now, amateurism is a byword for sloppiness, disorganisation and ineptitude, while professionalism … is the default description of excellence. … Is it time we let some of the hot air out of professionalism?”