Look at this article and realize that we can no longer rest on our elitist, academic laurels as designers. Stop belly-aching the old adage that someone is a “poser” or a threat just because they haven't had the privilege to afford, financially or socially, a design education and are self-taught. True, some of them may not have the eye for detail that takes a publication from bad to good, or from good to great; but let's not underestimate the power of an individual, coupled with the power of the internet, to learn those things, and probably exceed the work from those of us who, hogtied by what may turn out to have been a narrow design worldview, lack the fresh eyes a “novice” could possess. Let's stop “owning” the design field and start being open to a more cooperative discussion on design. We have the opportunity with these new peers to stand on the progressive side of history when our art transcends mediocrity.