The 3D printing housing dream just got a reality check. Jamie Durie's Byron Bay disaster—a showcase project gone embarrassingly wrong despite automation hype—proves that additive construction is still nowhere near ready to solve the housing crisis. Until we see completed, lived-in buildings (not failed demos), the narrative of "3D printing will fix housing" deserves serious skepticism. What actually matters right now: boring firmware refinements (Prusa, Marlin updates) that quietly improve reliability for the thousands of people already using these tools productively—not vaporware promises about revolutionary construction.