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Re:A house 3D printed from raw earth by romwell on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @07:09PM (#26963169)
Something tells me the same things were said about early automobiles:

* People have been solving transportation for millenia

* Horses and trains are real breakthroughs

* The complexity of logistical chain (gas, mechanics, paved roads) precludes widespread application where transportation is a basic need

* You need a fleet of other machines to keep it full of fuel. Oats won't do.

* It does not demonstrate a better solution to existing problems

Re:A house 3D printed from raw earth by brudgers on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @10:19PM (#26964707)
What is the thing that tells you?
Re:A house 3D printed from raw earth by romwell on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @11:38PM (#26965275)
It's called "Google".

Here's the first hit for "early criticism of automobiles":

https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2017/01/get-horse-americ...

I am leaving it as an exercise to the reader to verify the extent to which your concerns mirror those of people 100 years ago.

Re:A house 3D printed from raw earth by pensatoio on Wednesday April 28, 2021 @12:52AM (#26965737)
I think the difference is that “concrete/lumber housing” to “3d printed housing” is not like “horses and carriages” to “cars.” Not saying it couldn’t be, but I think the point is that this experiment, although very interesting and cool, does not come close to demonstrating an analogous transformation (yet.)
Re:A house 3D printed from raw earth by romwell on Wednesday April 28, 2021 @05:00AM (#26967264)
Arguably, neither did the automobiles when they first appeared.

Nearly 30 years passed from the introduction of Benz's Motorcar (first automobile) to conveyor-belt assembled Ford's Model T (first mass-produced automobile).

It took about the same time from The Mother Of All Demos till the Internet became widespread.

So, let's check back in 30 years

Re:A house 3D printed from raw earth by brudgers on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @11:57PM (#26965392)
The article does not contain the quotations you listed.