Makers

Perry and Lester invent whimsical gadgets from scrap and cheap 3D printing, and investors turn their model into the 'New Work': thousands of micro-startups spreading across America. Then the market saturates and the boom collapses, and what remains is a fight with an entertainment giant over who controls the spaces where the work is seen. The central text of Article 4: written in 2009, it anticipates the vibe-coding boom, the democratization of making, and the bust that follows when supply outruns demand. Also free under Creative Commons at craphound.com.

From his website: Cory Doctorow (craphound.com) is a science fiction author, activist, journalist and blogger -- the co-editor of Boing Boing (boingboing.net) and the author of the bestselling Tor Teens/HarperCollins UK novel LITTLE BROTHER. He is the former European director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and co-founded the UK Open Rights Group. Born in Toronto, Canada, he now lives in Lon …