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Something tells me the same things were said about early automobiles: * People have been solving transportation for millenia * Horses and trains are real brea
by romwell 6y ago
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
- brudgers 6y agoWhat is the thing that tells you?
- romwell 6y agoIt's called "Google". Here's the first hit for "early criticism of automobiles": https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2017/01/get-horse-americas-skepticism-toward-first-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.
- brudgers 6y agoThe article does not contain the quotations you listed.
- pensatoio 6y agoI 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.)
- romwell 6y agoArguably, neither did the automobiles when they first appeared. Nearly 30 years passed from the introduction of Benz's Motorcar (first automobile) to conveyor-belt assembled Ford's Model T (first mass-produced automobile). It took about the same time from The Mother Of All Demos till the Internet became widespread. So, let's check back in 30 years