10 Making Something That Matters
The industrialization of the maker movement—the birthing and growing of companies by and for makers—was an obvious next step in its evolution. Making stuff costs money. Materials, tools, and time all start to add up as your making habit progresses. Finding other people who appreciate what you’ve made—and want to pay you for it—can be a beautiful and exciting moment.
But as the years have gone by, I’ve noticed more than just greater numbers of people getting involved, new tools being developed, and new companies launching. There has been a cohesiveness to the culture, as if the whole global community has been thinking together. In addition to the excitement of all the opportunity and new companies, questions ...
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