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<p>Agreed... and I did what one person could. What it boiled down to is that a few of us understood the value of hackerspace ethos, as well as the need for purpose, and we were outgunned by naysayers and do-nothings. In hindsight, the only way to have overcome that was a different organizational/executive structure than we wound up with.</p>
<p>General culture in the Fort Worth area, though, is a BIG part of the problem. I can't overstate that. In some ways the lone cowboy culture is charming, but in others it impedes progress... especially where the maker movement (and tech opportunity in general) is concerned.</p>
<p>More on that: http://texrat.net/dfw-and-tech-opportunities-a-fish-story/</p>
<p>Randy</p>
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<p>On October 9, 2014 at 9:35 AM "John Q. Hacker" <dreamingforward@gmail.com> wrote:<br /><br /><br />There is where you can tell all the idiots who didn't want to<br />integrate hacktivist culture into the hackerspace ethos and pathos to<br />bugger off.<br /><br />Without a higher purpose, hackerspaces simply aren't righteous enough<br />to keep community interest or profitable enough to keep relevant.<br /><br />Marxos<br /></p>
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