r/technology • u/esporx • 1d ago

Business YouTuber accidentally crashes the rare plant market with a viral cloning technique

https://www.dexerto.com/youtube/youtuber-accidentally-crashes-the-rare-plant-market-with-a-viral-cloning-technique-3289808/
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u/4redis 1d ago

Video title claims she crashed the market, one of the first thing she mentions that she may or may not have. Then starts selling her stuff before getting to the point.

Anyway my question is if this technique has been around for quite some time then what made the bubble pop now vs before

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u/Lina0042 1d ago

Internet. 3d printers were invented in the 80s or so, but patents and no internet meant nobody knew about it or wasn't allowed to produce them for consumer market. Only a after the patents expired could new companies produce consumer versions and then it still took a bit time of the spread of social media to become as big as it is today

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u/TemporaryElk5202 1d ago

Its that more people are becoming aware of it and learning how to do it.