Yeah this is the big thing for me. Technology continues to excite me as the tools to create continue to become better and more accessible, both in software (for

Yeah this is the big thing for me. Technology continues to excite me as the tools to create continue to become better and more accessible, both in software (for music/photography/CAD/etc) as well as in hardware (3D printers/CNC/microcontrollers/SBCs). It's easier than ever to get started making things, and we're seeing a really inspiring explosion of creativity as a result. The tech industry on the other hand, is increasingly a source of disillusionment. Over the last few years we've seen so many of the exciting companies that emerged in the early 2000s drop the facade of user-centricity and switch from providing value to extracting value at the expense of users. It's gotten to the point where I feel deeply uncomfortable depending on closed source software (and SaaS in general) for anything important, as it feels like it's only a matter of time until the users get screwed over.