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This has led to a surge in polymaths—people who are amateurs in multiple fields but effective in all of them. You can be an amateur accountant, an amateur photographer, and an amateur coder simultaneously. In the old world, this made you a "jack of all trades, master of none." In the modern economy, it makes you a versatile creator who can pivot and adapt faster than a specialist.

This does three things that professionalism obscures: brand new amateurs

Newcomers across various disciplines often face similar hurdles: Photographers need model consent for social media uploads This has led to a surge in polymaths—people

Stay amateur. Stay brand new. Make the beautiful wreck. For decades, the goal of any aspiring professional

For decades, the goal of any aspiring professional was simple: stop being an amateur as quickly as possible. The word itself carried a stinging connotation. To be an amateur meant to be unpolished, unreliable, and unrecognized. It was a waiting room one sat in before being granted entry to the hallowed halls of "The Professional."

The title "Brand New Amateurs" is a play on the band's name, often used for specific limited runs or promotional material. This particular 7-inch is praised by collectors for:

There is a tangible economic shift happening that favors the brand new amateur.