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Where's the option for "I don't have one now and don't have any plans to buy one, but that might change as the technology evolves." Never seems too strong a word in option 3.


Yes, I agree. At least when/if the technology becomes ubiquitous. If I'd had to answer this poll in 1995, and it had said "mobile phone" rather than "3d printer", I'd have said "never". I didn't (and don't) particularly need one, but it's almost assumed these days that everybody has one (at least where I live), so I got one. I can easily see a future where simple parts are not bought, but printed, and every household is expected to have a 3d printer, much like how they're expected to have a phone or a TV today. If that day comes, I'll probably get one - but it may be far off, or never happen at all.




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