Q&A: Paul Graham at PDN OnLine

You gotta read this. I mean, you really GOTTA read this whole thing. Do it now.

Q&A: Paul Graham:
"Having said that... there's a lot of blame to lay in the photography community itself, for the plain dumbness and lack of discrimination that burdens the medium. We should fight that and be smarter and more discriminating in what we do, say and promote. It's an incredible medium, alive and direct, but we need to engage our hearts and minds in aspiring to make truly great work, that put any doubts beyond reach."