Level Playing Field

[Craft - II]

Historically a craftsperson had three things that others did not.

Specific tools for their trade.
Training from a master craftsperson.
Devotion to a high standard for their craft.

#1 is no longer. The equipment to create a short film, for example, may have cost $100,000 in 1988. Now, the tool is in your pocket and on your desk. And they cost less than one month’s rent.

#2 is becoming easier. Sure, true craftsmanship might require in-person apprenticing, but most insights by experts are being made available online. Often free.

What’s left?

High standards. Technological development doesn’t influence that. Access to information doesn’t have an impact. Devotion to a high standard was, is, and always will be a choice of the one creating.

It’s a choice each of us have every day.

The leveling of the playing field doesn’t mean we must "level down" how we play.