alt Hacker News"You are not a photographer just because you have a camera" has been a standard saying since forever, and has nothing to do with elitism.
Those professionals are professionals not because they own an iPhone and use it to shoot something.
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projektfu • yesterday at 8:16 PM
Professionals are professional because someone pays them, that is all.
Exactly - it's just a tool. So, trying to make the argument that someone's work is less-than because they used a cheaper/more amateur tool versus the tool the well-funded professionals are using _is_ elitist. You recognize that, but the comment I replied to centered on the tool, not the finer points of professionalism.
But on that- whether folks have knowledge and taste, demonstrate responsibility for their impact, pay attention to their work quality, show up to the work environment with respect, etc. are all elements at the domain of human relations. This discussion is conflating how people use tools with how people work with each other. The tools don't matter here. I think we're sayin' the same thing.