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Isn't maker movement secretely funded by Private equity?
by brcmthrowaway 1y ago
Isn't maker movement secretely funded by Private equity?
- NoahZuniga 1y agoWell, at least open sauce isn't
- consumer451 1y agoI'm bored, so I'll bite, why would it be? Can you share anything supporting this?
- pests 1y agoA recent YT video talking about it. https://youtu.be/hJ-rRXWhElI?si=8h4h6lnbUpBDLiQp https://youtu.be/hJ-rRXWhElI?si=8h4h6lnbUpBDLiQp
- petesergeant 1y agoAren’t all birds actually government surveillance drones?
- nixgeek 1y agoUsing the new U.S.-located 14A fabs coming online soon, all bumblebees will soon be government surveillance drones.
- jon-wood 1y agoOnly in the sense that a lot of YouTube channels are taking sponsorship from PE funded startups, and to be honest I just see that a slightly odd form of wealth redistribution.
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- shlubbert 1y agoSomeone tell me where to sign up because I'd love to get some funding for a new 3D printer.
- mathiaspoint 1y agoTechnically everything that isn't a public company (ie tradable on the stock market) is private equity although I think you're complaint is about private equity rollups.
- pests 1y agoI’m guessing this is in reference to a recent YT video about private equity buying up YouTube channels in recent years, mostly in the science and engineering spaces. Channels publicly acquired by PE: Task & Purpose, Donut Media, Veritasium, Simple History, Fern, Fireship, Economics Explained, Futurism, Astrum “Your favorite YouTube channel is (probably) owned by private equity.” https://youtu.be/hJ-rRXWhElI?si=8h4h6lnbUpBDLiQp https://youtu.be/hJ-rRXWhElI?si=8h4h6lnbUpBDLiQp