I’m torn because I believe in IP rights but I also remember all the 3d printing “new paradigm” gurus telling me about the new world they were ushering in where

I’m torn because I believe in IP rights but I also remember all the 3d printing “new paradigm” gurus telling me about the new world they were ushering in where 3d printers would replicate themselves. In a sense that is happening but via detour through a Chinese factory.