>Paradoxically, this age in which everything must be measured, approved, certified and stamped, has made the amateur-professional distinction more about the rit

>Paradoxically, this age in which everything must be measured, approved, certified and stamped, has made the amateur-professional distinction more about the rituals and symbols of quality rather than measurable quality. I'm not sure about it. it's more about the behaviour you display. If you want a secure job it's better to display servitude and finish your degree even if you would make more progress on your own. When you want to become an artist or entrepreneur it is better to display a strong will, risk taking & inability for submission which sometimes means to drop out and follow your own thing. I truly believe that if you want to get to the top you need to leave the path most people take with the risk to land at the very bottom.