Re:Solve the Problems Your Parents Have
by blablabla123 on Saturday February 16, 2013 @04:08PM
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>There's no doubt that cheaper mass produced goods will replace more expensive manually produced ones. But as techies, we often overestimate the speed at which this change actually happens in the world.
If your furniture is not older than 20 years, I doubt that you have manually produced furniture. Ikea was the pioneer and the rest somehow followed.
Probably almost nothing that you own is hand-made.
Re:Solve the Problems Your Parents Have
by ameister14 on Saturday February 16, 2013 @08:16PM
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I live in Maine; most of my furniture is hand-made, either by shakers or people I went to high school with that now make furniture professionally.
It really depends on where you live; some places, people buy things that are more expensive but last forever.
Re:Solve the Problems Your Parents Have
by justincormack on Saturday February 16, 2013 @07:18PM
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Some of my furniture is older than 20 years true but not all of it, but most of it is hand made. And lots of other items I own are.
There's no doubt that cheaper mass produced goods will replace more expensive manually produced ones. But as techies, we often overestimate the speed at which this change actually happens in the world.
I bet there are thousands of people who really value high quality handmade wooden goods. The internet and mobile tech now makes it easier than ever before to find these people. So, there's probably enough money to be made in selling to these people. There'll also be less competition.