Technology Boom in Handmade Crafts(本週世界公民College新文)

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在商品電子化及產業機械化的同時，純手工的產品及其產業日漸蕭條。物以稀為貴，隨著手工藝品的水漲船高，科技的進步卻也為手工藝品帶來新的生機。網路市場的流行帶起了手工達人的新潮流，也讓大眾知道不同領域的想像力能激出更多火花。

進入本文前，請先想想以下單字：
(A)代替
(B)競爭
(C)援助

Technology advances as people find new ways to replace man power with artificial intelligence. The trend seems to make home cooks and crafters (1)lose their ground. Emails and e-cards replacing hand written letters and greeting cards, store bought instant meals (A)substituting for homemade comfort food, and mass produced clothing flooding our closets become common sights. While many view ever-evolving technology as detrimental to handmade products, many crafters rediscovered their passions and confidence with online marketplaces that fueled enthusiastic crafters and home cooks to turn their hobbies into a career.

人們不停追尋以人工智慧取代人力，科技進步了，但這個趨勢反而讓烹調達人及手工達人失勢。電子郵件及電子賀卡取代傳統信件、快餐取代家中溫馨料理、量產的衣物淹沒衣櫃的場景都隨處可見。某方面來說，科技扼殺工藝產業，但也有一些手工達人在網路裡重新燃起的熱情和自信，他們的興趣因此變成了事業。

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