Professionals love to "Gatekeep", amirite?

I totally believe this was completely random and unprovoked by recent situations

by Icy_Cell_549 2 days ago

I must be missing something. What happened?

by Anonymous 2 days ago

Yeah but I saw a lot of YouTube videos on it, I'm ready to perform surgery! put me in coach how dare you gatekeep me, oh you're dead

by Annabell52 2 days ago

That's extreme , I'm talking about amateurs and hobbyists who have a passion for something be it music , art , sports and can afford the best of the best regardless of weather or not they need it or it would make a difference in the outcome of what they do and catch 💩from pros who don't have the luxury of being able to afford the best of the best and most likely the pros do better with their lesser equipment then the amateur.

by Anonymous 2 days ago

You put a weekend warrior in a professional setting they're going to fail every time. You think a mechanic who fixes a wide variety of cars for 40 hours a week with deadlines and pressure to perform is in the same league as a hobbyist working on a single vehicle 4-8 hours and that's just nutty. Same applies to all your examples, photography coding etc.

by Annabell52 2 days ago

This is one area where social media has had a huge impact.. the curtain has been pulled back to reveal that pretty much anything can be done by pretty much anyone.. just need a little guidance.

by Anonymous 2 days ago

The actual definition of a professional involves gatekeeping. What you are describing are people who have jobs in a particular industry.

by Anonymous 2 days ago

Being able to do something well doesn't always equate to being able to do something on the professional level, with everything that entails. Now, it's cool if you can cook a really pretty, professional-looking omelette that photographs well and looks great on your timeline, but when you're working on the line, and you're looking down the rail at twenty tickets and have to fire off that same omelette over and over and over and execute it perfectly every time for hours on end during your breakfast rush? That's a professional. There's typically a myriad of factors that separate hobbyists from the pros that extend beyond just "I can do X really well". That isn't to say hobbyists can't achieve that degree of skill, I'm just saying there's usually a degree of separations between hobbyist and professionals for any craft/skill/discipline; and some of the difficulties that arise doesn't translate outside of the environments where the actual "professional" challenges take place.

by Odd_Candidate_6841 2 days ago

The devil is in the details, and being able to execute them at a high level consistently. This is what sets the professionals apart from the rest of us, and part of what contributes to their distain.

by Head-Divide5798 2 days ago

I would argue that being a photographer (or any kind of professional) entails far more than that single action. Getting clients, maintaining your SEO, customer service, maintaining your gear, booking appointments, etc etc. So while you might be taking pictures, it's not the same thing as being a professional photographer. Regardless, it sounds like you're really sensitive about what other people think about you. Maybe try seeing a (professional) therapist.

by Anonymous 2 days ago

Are professionals really gatekeeping or do they care too much about their craft to give posers a welcome aboard? It takes much more than just having good equipment to do most jobs. It often takes years of experience and training to do it. Having the best equipment would be a major asset if you were renting equipment to professionals but you can't show up in the ER Friday night and say "my dad is rich, I'm ready to do this brain surgery ".

by Anonymous 2 days ago

sounds like you are insecure and unaccepted.

by Reidwiegand 2 days ago

You can be great at something in the weekend. But are you also great day in and out, year after year? And can you handle demanding customers? Professionals need consistency and always have to produce what the client wants. I can tell you from experience that is exhausting, and many (including me) change jobs over time.

by Practical_Ship 1 day ago

Running a successful business makes you a professional. Taking photographs makes you a photographer. If you can run a successful business taking photographs makes you a professional photographer.

by AnxiousRub9118 1 day ago

Seems personal.

by Anonymous 1 day ago

Pros are just trying to protect their lively hood, most likely old and afraid they are going to be replaced.

by JournalistTiny 1 day ago

Thats one of the dumbest things ive ever heard and if people actually behave that way woth that minset in their worklife, I hope they get cancer.

by Anonymous 1 day ago

I'm not saying I behave this way because I don't but with the way things are would YOU want to train your replacement? I get the sentiment even if I don't necessarily follow it. There is no loyalty by companies and I work at a place where management has literally said they need bodies in seats not knowledge. Is it selfish? Yeah but their bills won't go away just because they're benevolent.

by No_Ingenuity 1 day ago

Most I've seen gatekeep aren't trying to protect anything, they just don't want to deal with know it all assholes.

by Particular_Score_783 1 day ago

Idk, I'm a chef and I think the sous vide is a pretty great machine

by Anonymous 1 day ago

Right? I get that an air fryer is just a small convection oven. Still gets the job done. I think I'm more put off when they have the single use items. Like the cookie thing that looks like a caulk gun, or the metal wire hard boiled egg cutter. Like... i know it can work, but I'm not sure why you need them.

by Anonymous 1 day ago

I love mine. And here's the cool thing- I still go out to eat. Idk why OP is so pressed.

by Anonymous 1 day ago