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Ask HN: What is the next industry to be disrupted?

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Re: Ask HN: What is the next industry to be disrupted?

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I'd guess it will be the one most people are trying to disrupt. I know that sounds trivial, but if you throw enough hackers at an industry, something new will probably come out. There seems to be a lot going on in education, and even though it hasn't been totally disrupted, there appears to be enough effort and focus that it will happen eventually.

Re: Ask HN: What is the next industry to be disrupted?

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I received a 3d printer last week, at work. I ordered it to try and make some oilfield equipment models. My expectations in truth were low, the printer is a cheap hobbyist unit (Makerbot Replicator 2). After using it for 2 weeks, I am very impressed. The mechanical properties of the PLA plastic used are much better than expected, and there are things you can make that would not be possible with any other manufacturing process - eg. objects with an internal 3d honeycomb structure for great strength and lightness.

I think the technology can already disrupt such industries as hardware shops, spare parts warehouses, hobby shops and of course industrial model making. In the future I expect 3d printed concrete buildings, and mainstream consumer goods.

Re: Ask HN: What is the next industry to be disrupted?

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Health is definitely a hot startup niche that is getting some traction. For years the health industry has been lurking in the shadows, a rotting archaic industry heavily controlled by lobbyists and pharmaceutical companies. Seems people are trying to change things, if you succeed in the health niche, you're set and others are starting to see this.
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