Star Simpson

It has been "pretty obvious" that large demographics were simply not of interest to the magazine's editorial and were expressly left out.

I feel disappointed in myself for having given up on them so easily and so long ago.

For one, to be so used to heaving a deep sigh and taking my toys and doing creative engineering as a solo hobby instead.

But for two, because I now realize that there are still others out there who had not given up and who continue to be left behind.

It is not for everyone to say "look, I don't care, my attention is better spent elsewhere"; to feel you fully own the topic anyway.

MAKE for me was initially formative; I somehow got a copy of Edition 1 while in high school; "Wow, there are others like me out there!"

Disillusionment didn't come sharply; I couldn't say when being a "Maker" per MAKE lost its appeal for me. It was subtle, and grew slowly.

Like all squandered opportunities I think there's a sense of loss and tragedy. That it could have been so much more.