I've thought about Toffler and other vintage futurists a lot recently. Remember the "crisis" of leisure time some people worried about in the 60s and 70s? Looks like technology has enabled people to increasingly spend their "free" time in the informal economy.

It's interesting to speculate that the expansion of formal professions that has been one of the hallmarks of the industrial age may be temporary, and that "gifted amateurs" may again play an increasing role.