As I read through Biopunk there was one quote from one of the people interviewed in the book that really stuck out to me. The quote in the book involving Meredith Patterson is "she told me she would like to live in a "do-ocracy" : a society where people have the knowledge and the means to build anything they need for themselves." (Wohlsen 37)
My first thought was that I could never survive in that kind of society. I began to think about everything I use on a daily basis and how I wouldn't of been able to build it. I don't have that type of mind. Now I can be creative within a system, but in terms of creating a system I don't think I would be very successful. But Patterson's statement is open to interpretation. When she says people have the knowledge and means she most likely means that on an individual basis. But I could also see someone interpreting that as like the general public sans any government input or funding. I would certainly prefer the latter as like I said earlier, I would be doomed in Patterson's individual "do-ocracy".
Thankfully I don't even think her "do-ocracy" is even feasible. Can you imagine the amount of time it would take you to develop every single bit of technology that you use everyday? I certainly can't and I wouldn't even know where to start with 95% of it. So thankfully this "do-ocracy" is just a fantasy.
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