[Themaintainers] an oldie but a goodie of an article

[Sierra Reed]

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/01/why-i-am-not-a-maker/384767/

Regarding the culture around the word "maker", attributed to DIY, hardware
projects seen as a catalyst for innovation. The article explores how
gendered this Maker Movement is, and how those who "make", often men, are
prioritized above the care-takers and the repairers (read: the maintainers)
for the economic potential of the thing that is made. Makes a fair case for
how women are the original maintainers.

I'm curious, as innovation becomes an outdated buzzword, how maintenance
will be considered as a tactic in the making of new things, and how this
might allow new opportunity for women to enter the field of tech if so.


Best,
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