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0 pointsromwell4y ago0 comments

Something tells me the same things were said about early automobiles:

* People have been solving transportation for millenia

* Horses and trains are real breakthroughs

* The complexity of logistical chain (gas, mechanics, paved roads) precludes widespread application where transportation is a basic need

* You need a fleet of other machines to keep it full of fuel. Oats won't do.

* It does not demonstrate a better solution to existing problems

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brudgers4y ago

What is the thing that tells you?

romwellOP4y ago

It's called "Google".

Here's the first hit for "early criticism of automobiles":

https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2017/01/get-horse-americ...

I am leaving it as an exercise to the reader to verify the extent to which your concerns mirror those of people 100 years ago.

pensatoio4y ago

I think the difference is that “concrete/lumber housing” to “3d printed housing” is not like “horses and carriages” to “cars.” Not saying it couldn’t be, but I think the point is that this experiment, although very interesting and cool, does not come close to demonstrating an analogous transformation (yet.)

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brudgers4y ago

The article does not contain the quotations you listed.

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