Well, 3D printers are a revolution in manufacturing. This we
know, but there are a few downsides to this technology (depending on what you
consider a downside). So let us discuss one of these possibly bad parts
of this technology.
It can make Narcotics: The biggest potential downside is
that certain forms of illegal drugs that are the most dangerous can be made
with a 3D printer. All you need is a set of ingredients that can
chemically react in the body, be pretreated and used as an "ink" in
the printer, or treated after the pill comes out of the printer. As such,
it literally will make all laws banning certain drugs useless. On top of
that, you will not need a dealer, you just buy the recipe online or from
someone and then get the chemicals yourself. Not only this, but controlled
substances like Xanax and similar legal medications can be made by a 3D
printer. Forget any and all laws we have, as the only way to stop people
from taking such drugs (let alone making them) is to have anything and
everything reworked so that the ingredients are so hard to come by that it
becomes near impossible to make. But then someone will create a different
recreational drug, and the government will have wasted its time and our money.
Conclusion: Now depending on your outlook, this
can be either good, bad, or somewhere in-between. I personally think
(despite being a libertarian) it is ok depending on the drug, but I only don't
want specific ones like heroin made, and similar. However, this is a
potential downside that we must consider and be prepared for with a future that
includes 3D printers.
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