[hackerspaces] Tarrant Makers: Fall of a Foundation

[Randall Arnold]

You guys rock.  I can't wait to get your story in our book (email me privately
if you want to get in on contributor pilot)

Randy

> On October 9, 2014 at 10:17 AM matt <matt at nycresistor.com> wrote:
> 
>     I'd just like to point out NYC Resistor is going strong into year 7 with
> no discernible problems.
> 
> 
>     Also we have no hacktivist culture at all. You cray cray.
> 
>     On Thu, Oct 9, 2014 at 10:44 AM, Randall Arnold <
> randall.arnold at texrat.net <mailto:randall.arnold at texrat.net> > wrote:
> 
>         > > 
> >         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.
> > 
> >         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.
> > 
> >         More on that:
> > http://texrat.net/dfw-and-tech-opportunities-a-fish-story/
> > 
> >         Randy
> > 
> >             > > > 
> > >             On October 9, 2014 at 9:35 AM "John Q. Hacker"
> > > <dreamingforward at gmail.com <mailto:dreamingforward at gmail.com> > wrote:
> > > 
> > > 
> > >             There is where you can tell all the idiots who didn't want to
> > >             integrate hacktivist culture into the hackerspace ethos and
> > > pathos to
> > >             bugger off.
> > > 
> > >             Without a higher purpose, hackerspaces simply aren't righteous
> > > enough
> > >             to keep community interest or profitable enough to keep
> > > relevant.
> > > 
> > >             Marxos
> > > 
> > >         > > 
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