Anybody who thought 3D printing was going to revolutionize manufacturing was delusional and didn't know a damn thing about how 3D printing works, specifically,

Anybody who thought 3D printing was going to revolutionize manufacturing was delusional and didn't know a damn thing about how 3D printing works, specifically, how slow it is. It's a game changer for making inexpensive prototypes and models, maybe. But nobody was going to FDM a mass-produced object. It's just too slow. That said, for some hobbies, 3D printing is a godsend, especially once prices came down to the point where you could get an Ender 3 for $100. So yeah..."cool and part of the future, but not a big part of the future" is pretty spot-on for 3D printing.