Comment Re:What if engineers on a strong basic income (Score 4, Informative) 67
What if engineers on a strong basic income designed 3D printable things that had recyclability built-in from the start, instead of working for capitalist profit-seeking bosses maximizing cost, not engineering, efficiency?
This model brings you the glorious Trabant, practically unchanged over it's 25 year lifespan.
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My friend's family had one in Romania. When going up a hill, he passengers would have to get out, as it didn't have enough horsepower to climb anything but a shallow grade. Production numbers were low, and the waitlist stretched for years, as the workers got paid the same if they made 10,000 cars or 50,000 cars per year. They never made any improvements or fixed any bugs because, again, they got paid the same no matter what they produced.
They were easy to work on as they had no features or powered anything, and a strong person could pull the motor out with their bare hands. It was terrible in every other respect. Cramped, uncomfortable, unreliable, underpowered, and handled poorly.