Rob Myers on Sun, 24 Mar 2013 14:37:21 +0100 (CET)


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Re: <nettime> Means of production: The factory-floor knowledge economy (le monde diplo)



On 23/03/13 19:18, Morlock Elloi wrote:

"Desktop publishing", now 20+ years old, had the same false premise.
Ability to typeset and print at home did not change publishing world
much. The same big publishers are making the same money today, and
choose what they want to print in pretty much the same way. [...]
Once billions of 'tards can print objects at home, the value will go
down the drain. You may bury yourself in coffee mugs, gun receivers,
dildos, jewelry - it will all be worthless, as photo prints are
today.

How much are you being paid to write this?





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