When China's prodigious tech influencer, Naomi Wu, found herself silenced, it wasn't just the machinery of a surveillance state at play. Instead, it was...
“Ok for those of you that haven't figured it out I got my wings clipped and they weren't gentle about it- so there's not going to be much posting on social media anymore and only on very specific subjects. I can leave but Kaidi can't so we're just going to follow the new rules and that's that. Nothing personal if I don't like and reply like I used to. I'll be focusing on the store and the occasional video. Thanks for understanding, it was fun while it lasted”
Naomi Wu mentions briefly on her silencing and how she is not nearly as safe as she was before now that it’s obvious to the Chinese government her disappearance won’t cause an uproar of bad press making China look bad.
I love Naomi wu / sexy cyborg. I've been watching her for years and she helped encourage me to setup my own 3d printer. It hurts to see someone who's been so inspirational to me be silenced like this. I hope she can stay safe and have a productive makerspace still
Her wiki page is probably better credentials, but honestly anyone who's been in this hobby more than a few years should know of her reputation. She helped design the CR-30 if nothing else.
I'm hoping it's just people knew to the hobby and not her being silenced taking a toll on her presence.
As far as i can tell there is nothing regarding 3d printing in the article. I don’t think it is too much to ask to keep a community for 3d printing on topic. This seems to be some news piece about someone who had influence on / contributed to the 3d printing community, but as it’s not directly about 3d printing, I honestly fail to see the relevance.
No. This is very relevant to this community. Naomi has been a great member of this community. She is an engineer and is known for bringing innovative products to market; many with her name on them.
Furthermore she is being targeted for LGBTQ+. That makes the issue doubly relevant to all real humans.
3DPrinting is a place where makers of all skill levels and walks of life can learn about and discuss 3D printing and development of 3D printed parts and devices.
This doesn't appear to be discussing "3D printing and development of 3D printed parts and devices".
I don't think there's anything wrong with content being curated to fit the community that's literally the entire point of communities. Just because someone says this should be on a different community doesn't make them an incel. It's called content curation, it's the whole point of having multiple communities.
Am I missing something? Where did anyone specifically get accused of being an incel in this thread?
Discussion of influential figures in the broader 3D printing community is as valid as posts, videos, or articles about related tools, products, and news.