Difference between revisions of "Michael's Projects"
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I originally wanted to apply Illich's ideas to the design of household appliances in order to tranform them into [[Reparable Tools]]. Designing appliances to be easily reparable by their owners would both give consumers more control over technology, and reduce waste by making appliances more durable and easier to recycle. | I originally wanted to apply Illich's ideas to the design of household appliances in order to tranform them into [[Reparable Tools]]. Designing appliances to be easily reparable by their owners would both give consumers more control over technology, and reduce waste by making appliances more durable and easier to recycle. | ||
| − | More broadly, I wanted to explore the extent to which [http://conviviality.ouvaton.org/article.php3?id_article= | + | More broadly, I wanted to explore the extent to which [http://conviviality.ouvaton.org/article.php3?id_article=20 idea systems] and [http://conviviality.ouvaton.org/article.php3?id_article=21 social systems]can be considered "tools," and how they could be made more "convivial" in Illich's sense. |
However, my projects in the field of Convivial Tools got bogged down in the mechanics of fleshing out the several websites that I created on the subject. My attention is now focused instead on the personal discovery of Internet tools. As a friend observed recently, I was diverted from my project of making reparable washing machines to a project of making easily reparable machines for the processing of information flows. | However, my projects in the field of Convivial Tools got bogged down in the mechanics of fleshing out the several websites that I created on the subject. My attention is now focused instead on the personal discovery of Internet tools. As a friend observed recently, I was diverted from my project of making reparable washing machines to a project of making easily reparable machines for the processing of information flows. | ||
