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You picked one skill -- computer programming -- which just happens to be the one the internet is built on. It should come as no surprise that the internet is a

by ken 7y ago

You picked one skill -- computer programming -- which just happens to be the one the internet is built on. It should come as no surprise that the internet is a great place to learn that for free. The further you get from that, the worse teacher the internet is. There are many skills I've learned which are hard to find information about online, and a few which don't seem to exist on the internet at all. Not every profession has someone who took the time to sit down and put all their knowledge on the internet for free. Some fields are just getting around to putting it in books.

Kiro 7y ago
> There are many skills I've learned which are hard to find information about online, and a few which don't seem to exist on the internet at all. Do you have any examples? Sounds like an opportunity.
baddox 7y ago
I think that very well may be true, but it definitely doesn’t match my own intuition based on what I’ve seen. I have seen extensive educational videos for free online about math, art (digital, painting, etc.), music (theory, composition, orchestration, specific instruments, production, etc.), writing, electronics, 3D printing, plumbing, construction and home repair, woodworking, language learning, aviation, filmmaking (visual effects, cinematography, acting, directing, screenwriting, etc.), marketing, entrepreneurship, investing and financial advice, etc.
- DanBC 7y ago
  The difficulty is sorting out the terrible videos from the good videos. There's plenty of content created by people who don't really know what they're doing, or who only have a rudimentary understanding. I guess that's true of all education, but it feels like a bigger problem with free online content.
  - icebraining 7y ago
    Yes, having choice creates more problems with choosing :) previously you might just have been stuck with the terrible ones.
  - glouwbug 7y ago
    I find anything diy on YouTube to be of greater quality the worse quality the production is.
ReptileMan 7y ago
For every hobby now there is a least one big watering hole that the prosumers gather into and it is full of amazing info and how to tutorials. Right now you can become good enough in any skill with two week deliberate practice.
mikekchar 7y ago
This is true and cheese making is one of those things. However, I have learned an amazing amount about cheesemaking simply from reading wikipedia, learning chemistry from Kahn academy, reading patents, reading papers that are online. watching videos of tours of creameries on Youtube and asking questions to professional cheesemakers that happen to be available on social media. I reckon if I wanted to become a professional it would be within my reach if I was willing to put in enough effort (and had enough capital ;-) ). I doubt there are many professions that are not accessible (possibly making bamboo whisks for green tea ceremonies -- there are only 18 people in all of Japan who make them ;-) ). It's an incredible time to be alive.

by ken 7y ago

Kiro 7y ago

> There are many skills I've learned which are hard to find information about online, and a few which don't seem to exist on the internet at all. Do you have any examples? Sounds like an opportunity.

baddox 7y ago

I think that very well may be true, but it definitely doesn’t match my own intuition based on what I’ve seen. I have seen extensive educational videos for free online about math, art (digital, painting, etc.), music (theory, composition, orchestration, specific instruments, production, etc.), writing, electronics, 3D printing, plumbing, construction and home repair, woodworking, language learning, aviation, filmmaking (visual effects, cinematography, acting, directing, screenwriting, etc.), marketing, entrepreneurship, investing and financial advice, etc.

DanBC 7y ago
The difficulty is sorting out the terrible videos from the good videos. There's plenty of content created by people who don't really know what they're doing, or who only have a rudimentary understanding. I guess that's true of all education, but it feels like a bigger problem with free online content.
- icebraining 7y ago
  Yes, having choice creates more problems with choosing :) previously you might just have been stuck with the terrible ones.
- glouwbug 7y ago
  I find anything diy on YouTube to be of greater quality the worse quality the production is.

ReptileMan 7y ago

For every hobby now there is a least one big watering hole that the prosumers gather into and it is full of amazing info and how to tutorials. Right now you can become good enough in any skill with two week deliberate practice.

mikekchar 7y ago

This is true and cheese making is one of those things. However, I have learned an amazing amount about cheesemaking simply from reading wikipedia, learning chemistry from Kahn academy, reading patents, reading papers that are online. watching videos of tours of creameries on Youtube and asking questions to professional cheesemakers that happen to be available on social media. I reckon if I wanted to become a professional it would be within my reach if I was willing to put in enough effort (and had enough capital ;-) ). I doubt there are many professions that are not accessible (possibly making bamboo whisks for green tea ceremonies -- there are only 18 people in all of Japan who make them ;-) ). It's an incredible time to be alive.