I guess I "want" that answer to be true in the same sense Al Gore "wants" global warming to be true. I'm starting to feel that "big data" frameworks get more attention than they deserve since it clashes with the "Data Science for the Masses" mantra. My biggest fear is that people spend time on that instead of, or feel that is more important than, gaining an adequate background in computer programming and statistics. Also, I'm not sure why it warrants its own course on Udacity. Even if nobody uses your CS 101 website or search engine, you feel a sort of accomplishment when you complete it. You set out to build something, you make it and it doesn't cost anything more than the computer you already bought. I doubt you get that feeling of accomplishment when you type some MapReduce code you likely won't ever use to its full potential.
