Comments on: The Cult of the Amateur: A Short Review (and a Free Book) http://www.openculture.com/2007/07/the_cult_of_the_amateur_a_short_review_and_a_free_book.html The best free cultural & educational media on the web Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:14:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jae http://www.openculture.com/2007/07/the_cult_of_the_amateur_a_short_review_and_a_free_book.html#comment-2492 Jae Thu, 12 Feb 2009 10:37:21 +0000 http://www.oculture.com/2007/07/the_cult_of_the_amateur_a_short_review_and_a_free_book.html#comment-2492 Talk about 'polemic' ... Talk about ‘polemic’ …

]]> By: Tim http://www.openculture.com/2007/07/the_cult_of_the_amateur_a_short_review_and_a_free_book.html#comment-2491 Tim Sat, 14 Jul 2007 14:39:35 +0000 http://www.oculture.com/2007/07/the_cult_of_the_amateur_a_short_review_and_a_free_book.html#comment-2491 Thanks for the offer but I don't need to read the book. I've listened to several podcast interviews with Keen and from them received enough of his "hyperbolic rhetoric". His arguments are very simplistic, attempting to toss all "amateur" web content producers in the same trash bin. On the other end of things, Keel idolizes all "professional" content producers as if they are all of equal high quality. Thanks also for recycling your copy. I'd hate to have someone else pay him more money for his ideas. Thanks for the offer but I don’t need to read the book. I’ve listened to several podcast interviews with Keen and from them received enough of his “hyperbolic rhetoric”.

His arguments are very simplistic, attempting to toss all “amateur” web content producers in the same trash bin. On the other end of things, Keel idolizes all “professional” content producers as if they are all of equal high quality.

Thanks also for recycling your copy. I’d hate to have someone else pay him more money for his ideas.

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