I like that. I been saying to hippy mates of mine for a while that while they have been trying to change the world through the application of drum circles and yurt building classes, the geeks have quietly been building in the open source movement, the only successful communist (with a very small c) system to successfully compete with capital on its own terms, and many are now setting their sights on using it for actual manufacture.

If you don't like the world you see around you, at this point in history one of your best chances for empowerment is to learn some form of engineering and then apply it.