Convincing, but I doubt that is the root cause of the shenanigans going on. If anything, it is a culmination of many things since the entire world for the most part is participating in this bullshit.
But yes, 3D printing does threaten a specific ecosystem, we have seen a good example of this when people were able to spend a few dollars worth of materials to produce a medical device that often sells for thousands of dollars.
If it were about 3D printing, I suspect they would try and make it illegal somehow. I also expect they will false flag as much fear as possible to get people on board. In such case, I expect them to orchestrate a FF where the assailant used 3D printing tech to create their firepower. Whether it can actually work is irrelevant as the whole idea would be to generate fear and stigmatize 3D printing.
the tech hasn't really been marketed. Because it is a creative process, it counteracts consumerism/consumption. Key to marketing is that it has to appeal to women, directly or indirectly. Once it is useful in the home/business for regular people, it becomes impossible to ban. Tech is our friend I think. That and the accessibility of reliable information will play a key role to take down the queen of England, the clerics and the hebes and their bourgeois groupies.
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