the trinket economy is a race the bottom. if you get a high enough profile or successful design suddenly shipping containers start arriving filled with nearly e

the trinket economy is a race the bottom. if you get a high enough profile or successful design suddenly shipping containers start arriving filled with nearly exact copies for 1/50th of what you were charging. and what you were charging was almost $5/hr for your labor. maybe more if you can invest in capitol equipment like a water jet. skilled technical labor (machinist, welder, cabinetry, jewelry, etc) isn't much of a growth industry either. but people are still hiring if you already have experience smt rework is a thing, but that seems like its inherently limited in volume. i think its pretty tough for someone in a garage to make it work..if anyone has any ideas though..