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Never underestimate the power of a million amateurs with keys to the factory.

— Chris Anderson The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business Is Selling Less of More (2006)

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Talent is not universal but it is widely spread: Give enough people the capacity to create, and inevitably gems will emerge.

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