That's why I don't call myself a "maker". It's all about wanking each other over your kickass 3d-printed steampunk goggles, while the technical meat of "maker"

That's why I don't call myself a "maker". It's all about wanking each other over your kickass 3d-printed steampunk goggles, while the technical meat of "maker" projects is usually less interesting that things people were doing in the 70s. I was soldering robots at 12 using schematics I found online. I didn't go to any fucking makerfaires, they didn't even exist yet, I just read a lot and I learned how to do it myself. I built a trebuchet in high school using parts from the hardware store and some scrap steel I welded together--I had to learn arc welding to do it. I do electronics and woodworking and automotive/motorcycle projects all the time, but I'll never call myself a maker.