[mystraline]

Precisely.

A few decent folks try to start up a great idea. More join. Some dont share the ideals.

More join, less ideals shared.

More join. Cool, free shit! (Not really, but this is when the commons is shit on and good will starts being lost.)

Group starts cracking at the scenes. Factions form. Badness sets in. Thefts spike. Abuse and vandalization of equipment is the norm.

I left my local makerspace for these above reasons. And I made my own. Cost more, but my equipment works and is right there.

[foofoo12]

Sadly there's a lot of truth there. Generally it's a bad idea to lend tools to people that don't know how to use them. I don't lend my tools to friends, although I make exceptions when I 100% trust the guy. This is based on experience.

But I'm happy to help, either by me going there or the friend bringing his stuff to my workshop.