[hackerspaces] Differences between hackerspaces and fablabs

[maxigas]

From: Ben Brown <ben at generik.ca>
Subject: Re: [hackerspaces] Differences between hackerspaces and fablabs
Date: Tue, 13 May 2014 10:42:19 -0400

> On 5/12/2014 8:16 PM, maxigas wrote: > I would argue that
> everything that came after hackerspaces is merely >
> capitalising on the struggles and works of hackers to invent an
> > attitude to technology which prooved to be immensely
> innovative and > incredibly excititing, while deluting its
> politics and denying their > roots because they don't have to
> figth for it the same way any more.
> 
> This is where you lost me. What has (detrimentally) changed now
> that the concept of hackerspaces is becoming popular? I don't
> believe any space has ever clung to the exact ideals and
> philosophies of another. Do you believe that new spaces don't
> need to fight for existence?

You are right, new spaces have to fight for existence too.  I guess I have to think more about this.  Thanks for pointing it out! :)

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