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I'm curious what you mean by "makers" here. To me the term means end users who tinker and build their own gadgets for fun, education, or because nobody produces
by mcbits 8y ago
I'm curious what you mean by "makers" here. To me the term means end users who tinker and build their own gadgets for fun, education, or because nobody produces the thing they want. Cheap parts from China are a benefit to that group, not an expense, although shipping should be priced sustainably.
- ilamont 8y agoI'm thinking of the type of person who makes small-batch products and sells them, which kind of was the model for Etsy before cheap imported goods took over right around the same time the post office began subsidizing overseas carriers. Wired uses the term "maker" interchangeably with "crafter" in the following article, which gives some of the history: That Etsy began allowing manufacturing partners in 2013 underscored the reseller issue that has plagued the site for years. The Marketplace Integrity, Trust & Safety team—which has the unenviable task of policing sellers for adherence to Etsy rules—is unable or unwilling to weed out sellers of mass-manufactured goods. https://www.wired.com/2015/02/etsy-not-good-for-crafters/ https://www.wired.com/2015/02/etsy-not-good-for-crafters/