hacking
Repurposing the hacker: Three cycles of recuperation in the evolution of hacking and capitalism
Introduction
Back in 2010, when 3D printing was at the peak of the hype-cycle, activists from the Swedish Pirate Party showed up at an IKEA trade fair and solemnly announced that it was only a matter of time before 3D printing would disrupt the furniture industry, just like it happened to the record industry after Napster.
