Why is being paid to do something considered an indication of one's excellence?
Surely it only indicates that one is useful to someone else, nothing more.
For an amateur it is a labour of love, and is therefore as good as it can be, not as good as is necessary for one's paymasters
Far less, being professional opens up the possibility that one's skills can be bought, thereby casting aspersions on one's credibility.
but according to big brother, professional=good
amateur=bad
--( : P
natmanprime 1 year ago
Vive la (el?) Steel!
liberal4ever 2 years ago 2
God save Mark Steel
offhishedted 3 years ago 13
Mark is as professional as it gets!! Love all your lectures Mark!!!
katse90 3 years ago 7
P... Professional? Now im not trying to pick an arguement over this...
But anyone who can stand infront of people talking about the past, putting their own thoughts and opinions of the matter into it. AND making them laugh about it?
I fail to see what is unprofessional about that.
DarkMark999 3 years ago 6
he said 'he is not a professional historian', not 'he is unprofessional'.
EchetusXe 3 years ago 5
Excellent. Mark Steel - given that he is not a professional historian - talks a lot of sense.
mdavid62 3 years ago 8
I wish he would've mentioned Saint-Just, my favorite figure in the French Revolution.
sweetpotos 3 years ago 3
if history had been taught like that at school i may have actualy learned something
ycanionlyevafind1sok 4 years ago 29
Three cheers for Mr. Steel! Bravo! Bravo! Bravo!
bapyou 4 years ago 22
Right one please upload more
grnlfe01 4 years ago 4
thanks, this was great!
prelevent 4 years ago 4
Many thanks, great upload:)
Chomskyno1 4 years ago 3
Why is being paid to do something considered an indication of one's excellence?
Surely it only indicates that one is useful to someone else, nothing more.
For an amateur it is a labour of love, and is therefore as good as it can be, not as good as is necessary for one's paymasters
Far less, being professional opens up the possibility that one's skills can be bought, thereby casting aspersions on one's credibility.
but according to big brother, professional=good
amateur=bad
--( : P
natmanprime 1 year ago
Vive la (el?) Steel!
liberal4ever 2 years ago 2
God save Mark Steel
offhishedted 3 years ago 13
Mark is as professional as it gets!! Love all your lectures Mark!!!
katse90 3 years ago 7
P... Professional? Now im not trying to pick an arguement over this...
But anyone who can stand infront of people talking about the past, putting their own thoughts and opinions of the matter into it. AND making them laugh about it?
I fail to see what is unprofessional about that.
DarkMark999 3 years ago 6
he said 'he is not a professional historian', not 'he is unprofessional'.
EchetusXe 3 years ago 5
Excellent. Mark Steel - given that he is not a professional historian - talks a lot of sense.
mdavid62 3 years ago 8
I wish he would've mentioned Saint-Just, my favorite figure in the French Revolution.
sweetpotos 3 years ago 3
if history had been taught like that at school i may have actualy learned something
ycanionlyevafind1sok 4 years ago 29
Three cheers for Mr. Steel! Bravo! Bravo! Bravo!
bapyou 4 years ago 22
Right one please upload more
grnlfe01 4 years ago 4
thanks, this was great!
prelevent 4 years ago 4
Many thanks, great upload:)
Chomskyno1 4 years ago 3