For example, I’m sure the average joe doesn’t know just how expensive calligraphy pens can be, or how deep the rabbit hole goes on video game speedruns.

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    1 year ago

    It’s expensive, but it’s also expensive in lots of different avenues. It’s not like you can just go “well I’ll never buy a big pre-built proprietary printer then I’ll just make it myself! Open source forever!” Because that’s the road to leads to sourcing and building your own voron from scratch and spending a thousand dollars on parts

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      Because that’s the road to leads to sourcing and building your own voron from scratch and spending a thousand dollars on parts

      Looks at my 2.4 sitting on my workbench.

      Can confirm, that’s exactly how it happened. 😬