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Whilst reading a blog post by Seth Godin entitled The forever recession (and the coming revolution)<\/a> with the line “When everyone has a laptop and connection to the world, then everyone owns a factory”<\/em> it reminded me of the book ‘Makers<\/a>‘ by Cory Doctorow and in turn of the potential of Shapeways 3D Printing as New Work<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"Copeland-Chatterson<\/a> <\/p>\n

Seth’s post looks at the current employment recession as a long term revolution, where “The internet has squeezed inefficiencies out of many systems, and the
\nability to move work around, coordinate activity and digitize data all
\ncombine to eliminate a wide swath of the jobs the industrial age
\ncreated.”<\/em>  This echoes elements of Cory’s <\/span>Makers<\/a> where an economic and employment revolution happens thanks in part to product hacks, access to 3D printing and internet notoriety. <\/p>\n

If we look at the potential of Shapeways online 3D printing in the context of these visions which speak of ’employment’ in terms of a series of projects you just do, whether they be self initiated, collaborations or by consultation for cash, a factory plugged into your laptop is an incredibly powerful asset.<\/p>\n

Take a moment to read Seth’s post<\/a>, set aside some time to read Makers<\/a> which you can download for free in various formats and prepare yourself for New Work<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Copeland-Chatterson Company, loose-leaf systems factory composing room, Brampton, Ontario ca. 1905 <\/font>By Toronto Public Library Special Collections<\/a><\/span><\/h1><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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