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Everything You Need to Know About LocalTech

LocalTech is an abbreviation for local technology. It basically means using tech that is made locally, or by people in your community. Most towns and cities have their own local economy, making products in the town more readily available and easier to find. People who live in a community with a strong LocalTech economy would be able to find then make use of these products with relative ease as well as support those businesses instead of multinational corporations like Apple or Target. Because LocalTech is designed for people in a community, it is more likely to fit the needs of its users than an off-the-shelf product that does not consider who will be using it.
When the tech movement started, it was basically just about doing away with software. The idea was to use only hardware that ran open source software. In the early days this meant computers that would run no software at all. Nowadays it's more common for computers to run open source software on operating systems like Linux.

The movement is also flexible enough to allow people to use whatever computers they like, as long as they run open source software. Choosing LocalTech is more than just the software that it runs though. Any product made locally will be more accessible and generally more affordable than products made in faraway factories. LocalTech is also about supporting local businesses and making a community self-sustaining where money doesn't need to flow out of the community. This gives communities financial independence and support the diversity of products available.

 

Benefits of LocalTech

There are several benefits to the use of LocalTech. Some of the benefits include:

  1. The ability for developers and innovators to work on new and more advanced software. This allows a wider range of products that can be created, such as video games, or even lifelike virtual reality games. This will help promote the growth of new technology in a community as it's easier to create new software when you're not limited by what is already available on the market.
  2. The ability for people to be more independent and free from the restrictions of multinational corporations.
  3. The ability for communities to become self-sustaining as they don't have to spend money on companies that are far away. This allows communities to spend their money within their community, encouraging development and growth.
  4. It's a better option than buying products from overseas.

Many people think that localtech is impossible. People don't understand how it works, though most people have a basic understanding of how global trade works. It's the same with localtech, it's about getting rid of what's out there and creating a community that creates products that are made locally. The way I see it, if you want to do something be creative and make it in your own community. It really is as simple as that.

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