What I like about the amateur aspect of this story is that it should encourage people to just pursue what interests them. So long as you eschew prestige you can

What I like about the amateur aspect of this story is that it should encourage people to just pursue what interests them. So long as you eschew prestige you can do literally anything you want. Prestige is just a euphemism not worth it anyway - and hacking is what you do when you don't know. When combined, these attitudes together can get some pretty good stuff done.