Elezea by Rian van der Merwe - RSS Feed https://elezea.com/2015/02/not-a-maker/ A personal blog about product, technology, and interesting things that are worth sharing. Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:43:52 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 The importance of non-makers https://elezea.com/2015/02/not-a-maker/ Wed, 04 Feb 2015 21:03:29 +0000 Rian van der Merwe https://elezea.com/?p=5189 Debbie Chachra wrote a great essay on our current obsession with the word “Maker”, and how that devalues other professions like educators and caregivers. From Why I Am Not a Maker:

When new products are made, we hear about exciting technological innovation, which are widely seen as worth paying (more) for. In contrast, policy and public discourse around caregiving—besides education, healthcare comes immediately to mind—are rarely about paying more to do better, and are instead mostly about figuring out ways to lower the cost.



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