The New Industrial Revolution: Are we actually ready for this?
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hollowhawk412 said:Good grief, this futurist... hahaha...
I honestly don't get why everyone is latching onto these future predictions like Vojky, acting all starstruck as if he just hit the jackpot on a scratch-off ticket in Vegas. :-)
In some perfect, theoretical vacuum—assuming 3D printers actually become the miracle tools people claim they will be, which remains to be seen—we might see a shift where massive unemployment isn't even an issue because so many
independent small businesses could pop up. Our current economic model, which relies on mass production to make anything profitable, kills off individual agency, but in this utopian scenario, being self-sufficient would be easy since even tiny batches would be cost-effective. People could essentially live like folks did back in the 19th century, just owning whatever we choose to print. :-) :-)
Hahahaha... but unfortunately, reality doesn't work that way...
Because those precious printers of yours still require raw materials and electricity to function...
But let's set aside the whole resource acquisition problem for a moment...
What is the actual difference between a printer that supposedly "prints" food and the various kitchen appliances we already have sitting on our counters?
If something needs to be baked, the printer is basically just baking it too...
A 3D printer is just additive technology where you build something layer by layer, sequentially...
And if the end result requires heat, I assume it’s doing the baking inside the machine itself... I'm probably oversimplifying, but I highly doubt there's any fundamental difference. :-)
Why don't we just start calling a standard bread maker a 3D printer then?
Hell, I could probably call my oven a manual printer; I add the ingredients layer by layer and then bake them. :-)
Is a printer going to grow pork from scratch and then cure it naturally to create a genuine, high-quality prosciutto, the way nature intended? Is it going to print wine that tastes exactly like a vintage aged for years in temperature-controlled cellars inside specific oak barrels? :-)
Will a printer produce fruits and vegetables packed with all the complex minerals and nutrients found in nature?
I don't know what kind of lifestyle you people are leading, but processed food is absolute garbage, and it's a primary driver behind so many modern health issues...
The prices for unprocessed, natural foods are skyrocketing everywhere...
Take that zagorac living out near Bista, for instance; he grows and sells his own fruit and can charge a premium specifically because nothing has been touched by industrial processing.
These 3D printers might be impressive pieces of tech, but the final product is fundamentally flawed, especially when you look at these food printers.
And don't even get me started on those piping bags used for frosting cakes! 😬That's basically a printer too!