I'm torn. I loved the aspirations and idea of Make/Maker faire, but it always seemed like an endless supply of "shove a bulky Andruino demo board and some bread

I'm torn. I loved the aspirations and idea of Make/Maker faire, but it always seemed like an endless supply of "shove a bulky Andruino demo board and some breadboard wires into a box to control LED + motor". But I guess that's the point. Just because I've moved on in my expectations doesn't mean they have to. If their goal is to democratize tech and inspire newcomers, then their content will probably stay fixed around the "tech adjacent wanting to tinker" crowd. I get that. In that sense, I want to keep it alive. Nowadays however, I get most my cool DIY electronics projects from HN or hackaday.com, where I find the subjects just cooler and more interesting.