#printthelegend

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Birthday remembrance - John Ford #BOTD in 1894. 🎥 #PrintTheLegend https://www.instagram.com/p/BtVrQSLFpj5/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=17o5d7n6dg8j8

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Print The Legend Response

3d printing is changing the customization of products by allowing users to have things created with specific sizes, colors and materials etc. in a very affordable way. The consumer will gain a lot of power and creative control with this shift, and this is a huge change for our culture. Craft and DIY have become more popular in our society again, but with 3d printing the skill involved in personal customization can be minimal and products can be made a lot quicker. I'm interested in the way these areas of consumer culture will merge.

The 3d printing industry is also changing the accessibility of products in a huge way. The gun printing example is one way that this emerging technology is challenging the regulation of goods. When you can download a file on the web and have an item print in your home (which will be very affordable in the future) the ways we attempt to control distribution will be forced to change as well. This is going to become a highly controversial aspect of the field.

There is a great impact on the medical industry as well, prosthetics are now reasonably affordable and can be made in intricate ways. Thats one example of how 3d printing is becoming an amazing progression for technology and the improvement of lives. The 3d printing future of affordability and accessibility will be a major step forward in the quality of life for many people.

Going back to the printed gun example, we also see a social challenge blossoming. What happens when someone is killed by a 3d printed gun, who is to blame? The original designer for making it open source? Would restricting such a thing be a violation of our rights? The state controlling availability of certain designs ideas or items to the public is always a controversial area of discussion.  Guns are a special case. Downloading a gun file over the net for printing means there is no psych profile, background check, license application etc. Its a dangerous idea and the liberator feels like an attention cry from a rebellious boy. Like they said in the doc, controversy sells and Cody seems too eager to stir up controversy for the sake of it.