jjg<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@pnathan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pnathan</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://writing.exchange/@alxd" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>alxd</span></a></span> </p><p> I noticed this change a few years back as well, a term began to filter into my hacker/maker channels around the same time: </p><p><a href="https://social.coop/tags/makerpro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>makerpro</span></a></p><p>For me the "maker movement" resembled a reboot of what my parents and their friends (mostly farmers and other rural folk) did back in the 70's. When it started to feel like "business" I started to get alienated by it, and if I'm honest that change has caused a rift between people I know who call themselves "makers".</p>