Michael McDowell on tue 23 jun 98
It was never my intent to imply that "hobbyists" were somehow less worthy of
respect than "professionals". The distinction I was attempting to make
between the two is simply that a hobbyist is not dependent on the income
from their hobby, while a professional needs the income from their work in
order to be able to pursue it. Thus a professional will always be more
concerned by how the buying public regards their work, since they are
dependent on that regard for the income that allows them to go on working at
it.
Michael McDowell
Whatcom County, WA USA
http://www2.memes.com/mmpots
mmpots@memes.com
Kayo Parsons-Korn on wed 24 jun 98
You may want to consider how other people might interpret your posts.
Words like "hobbyist" and "professional" can have many meanings, and are
loaded words. Jay and I arrived at a totally different meaning than what
you offer below. I'm sure other people did too. It wouldn't be the first
time you have had to clarify your intent in a previous post. Except this
time, it seemed very hurtful.
I also think you are only looking at one definition of professional. How
about these:
(a) of, relating to, or characteristic of a profession.
(b) characterized by or conforming to the technical or ethical standards
of a profession.
Using these definitions, one need not be dependent on deriving income
from the pursuit and still be professional.
I'm sorry to hear that financial reward is such a high priority in
deciding whether you pursue your art. If this had been true for others,
like say, Van Gogh, how much poorer the world would be today.
--
Kayo Parsons-Korn
kayo@europa.com
Kayo Parsons-Korn Design
(503) 647-5464
P.O. Box 436
North Plains, OR 97133
Michael McDowell wrote:
>
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> It was never my intent to imply that "hobbyists" were somehow less worthy of
> respect than "professionals". The distinction I was attempting to make
> between the two is simply that a hobbyist is not dependent on the income
> from their hobby, while a professional needs the income from their work in
> order to be able to pursue it. Thus a professional will always be more
> concerned by how the buying public regards their work, since they are
> dependent on that regard for the income that allows them to go on working at
> it.
>
> Michael McDowell
> Whatcom County, WA USA
> http://www2.memes.com/mmpots
> mmpots@memes.com
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