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Re:Cory Doctorow: The Swivel-Eyed Loons Have a Point by bitwize on Wednesday May 31, 2023 @12:14PM (#36140067)
Not to mention the fact that the sort of drill a contractor might use will not be a "beautifully made work of art". It will be a Hole Hawg, and it might kill you if you use it wrong. Ugly, graceless, but it is well made and will get the job done. Not the kind of thing you just lend out to anyone in the community, though.

Neal Stephenson did a whole thing about the Hole Hawg, you'd think Cory Doctorow of all people would have read it.

Re:Cory Doctorow: The Swivel-Eyed Loons Have a Point by EnergyAmy on Wednesday May 31, 2023 @02:54PM (#36142375)
You're right. This is an unsolvable problem. There's no way to provide education on how to use tools to anyone that might want to use one.