Re: [DIYbio] DIY movement is being hijacked

On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 11:14 AM, Pieter Waag <pieter@waag.org> wrote:
> Here's the full blog:
> http://waag.org/en/blog/diy-maker-movement-being-hijacked

Seems like the only real concern you mention for doing our business,
unimpeded, is the net-neutrality point. Your comment about 'Do it
without us' gives me the impression that you feel entitled to some
kind of help (the 'us' being the Government who hands out grants???)
... while I (and others) merely want to be unimpeded while we do
whatever it is ourselves. Ourselves isn't limited to a single person,
it could be Ourselves the biohacker community, or Ourselves the
nuclear family who does science experiments on the weekends, or
Ourselves the University student body and faculty (who society often
feels deserves some tax-sourced support).

I really don't see how DIY is being hijacked... I am not going to get
concerned until people start saying Do It This Way Only (DITWO) or Not
Okay To Do (NOTDO). Am I missing your point of concern?

I guess I'm not familiar with your mention of "the same general
narrative as nationalists"... my DIYbio narrative has been: make money
any way I can, funnel earned money towards research and development,
read journals. Can you provide an example of what general narrative
you're talking about, and who is pushing it, who is following it, etc?

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