[mchaver]

I'm not sure if there is any data to back it up, but I remember reading somewhere that the average American adult is less likely to casually partake in sports or music (compared to maybe 100 years ago) based on the perception that they wouldn't be good as a professional athlete or musician because of constant exposure to experts via television, MP3s, youtube, etc. Music and sports are seen as something that kids or experts do, and programming is mostly for experts. I think any important issue to resolve is how do we change the thought pattern and convince people that it is acceptable to do these activities without being an professional/expert?