graceful degradation: the opposite of planned obsolescenceslrpnk.netimage stabby_cicada ( @stabby_cicada@slrpnk.net ) Solarpunk technology@slrpnk.net • 1 year ago message-square33fedilinkarrow-up1830
arrow-up1830imagegraceful degradation: the opposite of planned obsolescenceslrpnk.net stabby_cicada ( @stabby_cicada@slrpnk.net ) Solarpunk technology@slrpnk.net • 1 year ago message-square33fedilink
minus-square ForestOrca ( @ForestOrca@kbin.social ) linkfedilink2•1 year agoConsider the term Wabi-Sabi. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wabi-sabi https://www.omaritani.com/blog/wabi-sabi-philosophy-teachings
minus-square ChaoticNeutralCzech ( @ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de ) linkfedilink2•1 year agoTL;DR: Beauty in imperfection. Not too relevant.
minus-square ForestOrca ( @ForestOrca@kbin.social ) linkfedilink2•1 year agoThings will degrade, it’s natural. Is this not about designing things that degrade functionally? Seemed related to me.
minus-square ChaoticNeutralCzech ( @ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de ) linkfedilink2•edit-21 year agoThe philosophy is tangentially relevant but there’s nothing wonky or antique about this flashlight so it’s not wabi-sabi.
minus-square ForestOrca ( @ForestOrca@kbin.social ) linkfedilink1•1 year agoLoL, not yet. ;-) I guarantee it will be an antique in someone’s junk drawer in record time. I like good design, and this one strikes me as specious.
Consider the term Wabi-Sabi.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wabi-sabi
https://www.omaritani.com/blog/wabi-sabi-philosophy-teachings
TL;DR: Beauty in imperfection. Not too relevant.
Things will degrade, it’s natural. Is this not about designing things that degrade functionally? Seemed related to me.
The philosophy is tangentially relevant but there’s nothing wonky or antique about this flashlight so it’s not wabi-sabi.
LoL, not yet. ;-) I guarantee it will be an antique in someone’s junk drawer in record time. I like good design, and this one strikes me as specious.