User:E.zn/2

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Statement and approach

My thesis is an inquiry into DIY/leftfield tools and tactics implemented by the individuals and collectives who have been either pushed towards it due to the circumstances imposed upon them or by their own choice towards paranodality. It entails delving into a range of approaches and mechanisms devised in an effort of disentanglement from the established systems and modes. The research involves interviewing people with experiences in such endeavors and extensive documentation of the resources, as well as my own practice. 
I intend to continue with this undertaking after graduation, in a form of periodic publication. The Thesis will have an appendix with a list of tools, platforms and methods relevant to my research.

'I don’t think we’re ever going to get to utopia again by going forward, but only roundabout or sideways; because we’re in a rational dilemma, an either/or situation as perceived by the binary computer mentality, and neither the either nor the or is a place where people can live.' -- Ursula K. Le Guin

Structure

_____________________________ REPAIR 

Repair practices have different backgrounds and expressions depending on the location, history and culture. Here, I would like to address the following points:
-- Entanglement in a local culture
--  Exhaustion of repair [When it is an only option and having to endlessly deal with the broken objects/systems]
-- Repair practices in the West
    --- Right to repair
    --- Constant software updates eventually rendering some hardware 'useless'
    --- Deliberately 'unrepairable' designs