You may be confused at why this is so important, why should we care about manufacturing at home:
- Firstly, it can be cheaper than buying a piece of plastic injection molded in China, then flying half-way around the world to the US.
- Secondly, it is extremely ecologically friendly, I can buy a roll of plastic once, then print infinitely more products than could have been shipped to me on oil-guzzling tankers.
- Lastly, the supply chain in a decentralized world will be much more resilient, a pandemic or war would have far less an effect on us, you can print whatever you need at home.