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What are the major subcultures within the broader making/repairing stuff metaculture? (art is outside scope though) IKEA-grade no-code diy Home improvement Classic crafts (wood/metal) “Feminine” coded classics (sewing, knitting, weaving, pottery) O’Reillyish maker movement ...
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Electronics repair Home flipping Themed subcultures (classic) - cars - motorcycles - bicycles - musical instruments - model building (trains, planes) “ “ (Modern) - robotics - specialized photography - telescope making - surveillance stuff ... This really needs a map
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Junkyard/yard-sale scavenger stuff is a whole separate thing Probably stuff around electronics/media/computers archaeology... reading old format type stuff Gadget restoration?
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If I do the cliche thing and use a 2x2, ideas for axes: Blank canvas vs junkyard Create vs repair Masculine vs feminine-coded Trad vs tech-nouveau Minimalist vs maximalist tooling Off-grid vs very online Purist vs pragmatic Sensory vs actuatory Utility vs art Output vs exhibit
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Hmm. Gun culture and various kinds of prepper crowds are probably on this map too. They must make a lot of stuff. Is there a MacGyver subculture? Also civil war larpreppers as seen on both sides in Portland.
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