Travels With CQ: 2015 World Maker Faire

摘要

Going to the World Maker Faire in New York City always provides me with an interesting opportunity to make comparisons with our biggest hamfests. This year, my takeaway was this: Money talks, and big money talks louder. The balance of exhibitors continues to tip away from the local groups that constitute the heart of the maker movement and toward major corporations with little interest in "makers" beyond the fact that the fair draws the bulk of its attendees from the ranks of the very well-to-do.