Re:China’s Huge 3D Printers, Soon Able to Print Automobile-S...
by mitochondrion on Friday February 07, 2014 @11:43PM
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Yes, but no.
Yes, there's a ton of raw resource extraction, processing, and transport.
But no, because a Nissan Altima or Apple Macbook (or Moto X!) are not commodities in the same way that gold or lumber or silicon are.
There's a reason that the Nissan Altima was the sixth best-selling car last year. I don't purport to know what that reason is, but it's not because it's comprised of raw materials any different from any other car.
Yes, there's a ton of raw resource extraction, processing, and transport.
But no, because a Nissan Altima or Apple Macbook (or Moto X!) are not commodities in the same way that gold or lumber or silicon are.
There's a reason that the Nissan Altima was the sixth best-selling car last year. I don't purport to know what that reason is, but it's not because it's comprised of raw materials any different from any other car.