Re:Decades after polio, Martha is among the last to still re...
by Pxtl on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @02:56PM
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Naomi Wu really hates western journalists and tech-bros, and justifiably so. She's been doxxed, accused of being fake (they think her partner does all the work and she's just his model/actress), etc.
So yeah, she has a humongous chip on her shoulder, and maybe she gets carried away with that anger, but the chip on her shoulder comes from some legitimate grievances.
Regardless, she has a lot of respect in the maker space because she's one of the few people who says "oh yeah, we can jump in and come up with help for this medical/prosthetic problem" and doesn't half-ass it. She's very specific about that - this is one of those cases where Minimum Viable Product is unacceptable, these items need to stand up to real life and 24/7 contact with human skin.
So yeah, she has a humongous chip on her shoulder, and maybe she gets carried away with that anger, but the chip on her shoulder comes from some legitimate grievances.
Regardless, she has a lot of respect in the maker space because she's one of the few people who says "oh yeah, we can jump in and come up with help for this medical/prosthetic problem" and doesn't half-ass it. She's very specific about that - this is one of those cases where Minimum Viable Product is unacceptable, these items need to stand up to real life and 24/7 contact with human skin.