Comment on The Enshittification of 3D Printers – Are We Losing What Made Them Great?
Lutra@lemmy.world 2 months ago
- this is what going mainstream looks like. Greedy people see profit and they get in.
- greedy people are often sneaky, and they work to take all the can from open and close it in : Apple, Later Redhat
- there are tons of Open Open printers out there
- Open has a problem - it’s hard to maintain ignorance and get the benefit. It requires work - you can’t just easily trade dollars for someone else’s labor. You have to learn and put things together to really enjoy.
- What can you do?
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This is hard, almost impossible: Don’t do business with people you suspect or know are cruddy. Even if they say they have what you want.
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Learn how to build the printer you want. Hire a good person to learn and do it for you.
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Buy a printer from a company that pledges to do right. Even if it costs more.
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