> This seems like part of the general trend to value the "rock stars" of every field while diminishing the field in general. This is precisely the topic of Tyl

> This seems like part of the general trend to value the "rock stars" of every field while diminishing the field in general. This is precisely the topic of Tyler Cowen's Average is Over[0]: > Cowen forecasts that modern economies are delaminating into two groups: a small minority of highly educated and capable of working collaboratively with automated systems will become a wealthy aristocracy; the vast majority will earn little or nothing, surviving on low-priced goods created by the first group, living in shantytowns working with highly automated production systems. Cowen's blog, Marginal Revolution[1], is also worth a read. 0: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Average_is_Over http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Average_is_Over 1: http://marginalrevolution.com/ http://marginalrevolution.com/