Overdeveloped Amateurs Now

The internet flattened access to information. You can learn neurosurgery on YouTube (theoretically) and nuclear physics via Wikipedia (dangerously). Without gatekeepers, the amateur no longer needs to pass through the "boring basics" phase. They can skip straight to the flashy advanced techniques.

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He will continue to disrupt industries. He will continue to make fortunes. And he will continue to blow up in spectacular, public, humiliating fashion. The internet flattened access to information

Three cultural shifts changed everything: They can skip straight to the flashy advanced techniques

However, he has spent zero hours on portfolio theory, zero hours on estate planning, and zero hours on behavioral psychology. He believes "diamond hands" is a risk management strategy.

The question is not whether you will encounter the overdeveloped amateur. You already have. The question is whether you will become him—or whether you will have the patience to build the boring, unsexy, comprehensive foundation that turns a lucky amateur into a durable professional.