Tag: Andrew Keen

Reading The Cult of the Amateur By Andrew Keen in 2023

Jan 22, 2023

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richard

in Swiss walks

Reading Time: 2 minutesDuring yesterday’s walk I found that I could read The Cult of the Amateur by Andrew Keen as an audiobook so I listened to a few minutes. It took me back in time to 2006 when people worried about the detrimental effect that bloggers that were not accountable would have on information,…
My thoughts on “If we are all amateurs, there are no experts.”

Jun 6, 2007

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richard

in tech related

Reading Time: 3 minutesAndrew Keen’s new book, The Cult of the Amateur is the latest addition to the Newsnight book club. In it, the author expresses his concern for the profligacy of online amateurism, spawned by the digital revolution. This, he feels, has had a destructive impact on our culture, economy, and values. Web 2.0…