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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74BzSTQCl_c

Its just a microcosm of how being poor is really expensive, while there are tons of ways to save money while wealthy. That doesn’t end up being the cause of wealth inequality but it does give a certain inertia to those class positions.

Edit: because I misremembered the quote and vimes does present it that way.

3dp really still shines best in a rapid prototyping mode, if they are really mass producing, they’ll probably be skipping 3dp in favor of injection molding or some other process

Functioning society /= America is kinda the point of the original comment.

Trades did well for me, and financially nearly all my close friends who went trades are doing better than nearly all my close friends who went to college.