CH> One of the great triumphs of the internet is that it's the ultimate
CH> disruptive technology - it forces us to change and allows us to
CH> iterate quite rapidly. Why then are we trying to hold on to the notion
CH> of traditional professions or occupations? Couldn't this distinction
CH> be one of the casualties of the way the world is now?
I think this is a good way to think about this. In particular, rather than
saying "we think that being 'a profession' will solve some of our
problems; what do other professions do? let's do that", we should say "we
want to solve these problems; how have people in other lines of work
(whether those lines of work are 'professions' or 'occupations' or some
other thing or whatever) solved them? let's figure out how to apply (and
adapt) those solutions to our line of work".
And again, I don't think there's anything wrong with calling that effort
"professionalization" if you want. I'm just wary of finding ourselves
saying "oh, but wait, other 'professions' don't do that, so I guess we
shouldn't either". Let's do what works, not what fits some traditional
definition.
Or: We're professionals *now*, and it's our turn to decide what that means.
-Josh ([email protected])
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