This is a cultural plague in pretty much all activity these days. Even in the age of memes, influencers, and user-generated content, everything has been professionalized,
Professional sports has overwhelmed real amateur leagues. The Music Industry has displaced a lot of just getting together and singing badly. Wedding planners, summer gap year planners, even professional Christmas tree decorators. There are few roadside restaurants that don’t basically reheat something delivered frozen by CISCO. Random roadside motels and amateurish amusement park attractions have vanished in the face of chains. Even tinkering happens at a high level.
Sure, all the non-professional things still exist, but are a miniscule fraction of how they used to be.
Professional sports has overwhelmed real amateur leagues. The Music Industry has displaced a lot of just getting together and singing badly. Wedding planners, summer gap year planners, even professional Christmas tree decorators. There are few roadside restaurants that don’t basically reheat something delivered frozen by CISCO. Random roadside motels and amateurish amusement park attractions have vanished in the face of chains. Even tinkering happens at a high level.
Sure, all the non-professional things still exist, but are a miniscule fraction of how they used to be.