The Hopium

The Hopium: Signal vs. Noise

Why the American Shenzhen is the wrong bet - and what's actually getting built.

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Const
May 10, 2026
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👋 Hey everyone - My name is Const. I’ve been in the manufacturing industry since 2012, when I opened my first machine shop and 3D printing business, sold it in 2016, and have been building manufacturing software for machine shops with DigiFabster since then. For the last few years, one question has been drilling my mind: how the US builds its own versi…

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