Lifetime Design - Revision history

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			You cannot have true lifetime design without open source, because lifetime design requires distributed power to repair, reproduce, and evolve the artifact independent of the original producer. [https://chatgpt.com/share/69c8ca7e-b3e8-8325-bd6b-ee3d87d6b499]

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	Lifetime design is a prerequisite for democracy. Overstatement? Not really. With design-for-obsolescence - the result is an ongoing treadmill of replacement cost at a regular interval. The value of a product literally becomes zero once something breaks - even if 90-99% of the parts in it are perfectly sound. This is a considerable drain and waste of energy, as now people are forced to make up for the loss to maintain their standard of living - instead of pursuing anything else with higher purpose related to their autonomy, mastery, and purpose (as in [[Self-Determination Theory]])		Lifetime design is a prerequisite for democracy. Overstatement? Not really. With design-for-obsolescence - the result is an ongoing treadmill of replacement cost at a regular interval. The value of a product literally becomes zero once something breaks - even if 90-99% of the parts in it are perfectly sound. This is a considerable drain and waste of energy, as now people are forced to make up for the loss to maintain their standard of living - instead of pursuing anything else with higher purpose related to their autonomy, mastery, and purpose (as in [[Self-Determination Theory]])

Marcin: /* Prerequisites */

2024-07-06T18:29:21Z

Prerequisites

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	Open design is a prerequisite to lifetime design. This is because without open blueprints it is not possible to service the given technology. Lifetime design is a prerequisite to democracy.		Open design is a prerequisite to lifetime design. This is because without open blueprints it is not possible to service the given technology. Lifetime design is a prerequisite to democracy. This is because proprietary competition is typically undemocratic, such as slavery, imperialism, maldistributuon of wealth, and other scarcity minded endeavors.

	=Implementation in the Technosphere=		=Implementation in the Technosphere=

Marcin at 18:27, 6 July 2024

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	#Use of [[COTS]] parts		#Use of [[COTS]] parts
	#Local service infrastructure, such as [[Open Source Microfactories]].		#Local service infrastructure, such as [[Open Source Microfactories]].

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			Open design is a prerequisite to lifetime design. This is because without open blueprints it is not possible to service the given technology. Lifetime design is a prerequisite to democracy.

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Marcin: /* Purpose */

2024-04-13T19:50:42Z

Purpose

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	Think of the Amazon.com and Walmart goods which lose value rapidly, such as some appliance or consumer item that lasts on average anywhere from a 90 days to 10 years. Consumer durables (cars, appliances) should last 3 or more years. As a result, lives are spent trying to secure the cost of living. This contributes to financial insecurity. Financial insecurity can strike on the reptilian brain of humans, causing other societal problems.		Think of the Amazon.com and Walmart goods which lose value rapidly, such as some appliance or consumer item that lasts on average anywhere from a 90 days to 10 years. Consumer durables (cars, appliances) should last 3 or more years. Think about the American car junkyard: cars that are 90% sound but one thing deemed 'too expensive to repair' is wrong. There is a 10x factor of waste if parts can't be reused - due to lack of standardization and part proliferation. As a result, lives are spent trying to secure the cost of living. This contributes to financial insecurity. Financial insecurity can strike on the reptilian brain of humans, causing other societal problems.

	We can probably agree that lifetime design would add significant value - a considerable 10-100x the value! Imagine you can upgrade your goods, or modify them, for as long as you like. Due to modular, lifetime design - design for disassembly and serviceability. Critical modules from consumer goods should be readily replaceable, and standardizes, and open design.		We can probably agree that lifetime design would add significant value - a considerable 10-100x the value! Imagine you can upgrade your goods, or modify them, for as long as you like. Due to modular, lifetime design - design for disassembly and serviceability. Critical modules from consumer goods should be readily replaceable, and standardizes, and open design.
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	The basic promise is one of imagining: what would happen if the cost of living was guaranteed to everyone? But without a welfare state - and instead replaced by a condition where anyone could produce anything on demand? What would people then do with their lives, if they were freed to unjob to pursue their passions? This is completely possible today, though much struggle and violence still remains with respect to resources, and people still cannot get along. Mutually assured abundance could certainly help to remedy this condition.		The basic promise is one of imagining: what would happen if the cost of living was guaranteed to everyone? But without a welfare state - and instead replaced by a condition where anyone could produce anything on demand? What would people then do with their lives, if they were freed to unjob to pursue their passions? This is completely possible today, though much struggle and violence still remains with respect to resources, and people still cannot get along. Mutually assured abundance could certainly help to remedy this condition.

			Last, lack of lifetime design is part of a [[Coordination Problem]]. For example, in a car junkyard, if parts were coordinated (standardized) - then one could take the 90% of good parts and make 90 working cars out of 100 junk cars. Can we begin thinking of this potential?

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Marcin: /* Purpose */

2024-04-13T19:43:27Z

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	Lifetime design is a prerequisite for democracy. Overstatement? Not really. With design-for-obsolescence - the result is an ongoing treadmill of replacement cost at a regular interval. The value of a product literally becomes zero once something breaks - even if 90-99% of the parts in it are perfectly sound. This is a considerable drain and waste of energy, as now people are forced to make up for the loss to maintain their standard of living - instead of pursuing anything else with higher purpose related to their autonomy, mastery, and purpose (as in [[Self-Determination Theory]]		Lifetime design is a prerequisite for democracy. Overstatement? Not really. With design-for-obsolescence - the result is an ongoing treadmill of replacement cost at a regular interval. The value of a product literally becomes zero once something breaks - even if 90-99% of the parts in it are perfectly sound. This is a considerable drain and waste of energy, as now people are forced to make up for the loss to maintain their standard of living - instead of pursuing anything else with higher purpose related to their autonomy, mastery, and purpose (as in [[Self-Determination Theory]])


	Think of the Amazon.com and ~~walmart~~ goods which lose value rapidly, such as some appliance or consumer item that lasts on average anywhere from a 90 days to 10 years. Consumer durables (cars, appliances) should last 3 or more years. As a result, lives are spent trying to secure the cost of living. This contributes to financial insecurity. Financial insecurity can strike on the reptilian brain of humans, causing other societal problems.		Think of the Amazon.com and Walmart goods which lose value rapidly, such as some appliance or consumer item that lasts on average anywhere from a 90 days to 10 years. Consumer durables (cars, appliances) should last 3 or more years. As a result, lives are spent trying to secure the cost of living. This contributes to financial insecurity. Financial insecurity can strike on the reptilian brain of humans, causing other societal problems.

	We can probably agree that lifetime design would add significant value - a considerable 10-100x the value! Imagine you can upgrade your goods, or modify them, for as long as you like. Due to modular, lifetime design - design for disassembly and serviceability. Critical modules from consumer goods should be readily replaceable, and standardizes, and open design.		We can probably agree that lifetime design would add significant value - a considerable 10-100x the value! Imagine you can upgrade your goods, or modify them, for as long as you like. Due to modular, lifetime design - design for disassembly and serviceability. Critical modules from consumer goods should be readily replaceable, and standardizes, and open design.

Marcin: /* Purpose */

2024-04-12T02:48:38Z

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	Lifetime design is a prerequisite for democracy. Overstatement? Not really. With design-for-obsolescence - the result is an ongoing treadmill of replacement cost at a regular interval. The value of a product literally becomes zero once something breaks - even if 90-99% of the parts in it are perfectly sound. Think of the Amazon.com and walmart goods which lose value rapidly, such as some appliance or consumer item that lasts on average anywhere from a 90 days to 10 years. Consumer durables (cars, appliances) should last 3 or more years. As a result, lives are spent trying to secure the cost of living. This contributes to financial insecurity. Financial insecurity can strike on the reptilian brain of humans, causing other societal problems.		Lifetime design is a prerequisite for democracy. Overstatement? Not really. With design-for-obsolescence - the result is an ongoing treadmill of replacement cost at a regular interval. The value of a product literally becomes zero once something breaks - even if 90-99% of the parts in it are perfectly sound. This is a considerable drain and waste of energy, as now people are forced to make up for the loss to maintain their standard of living - instead of pursuing anything else with higher purpose related to their autonomy, mastery, and purpose (as in [[Self-Determination Theory]]


			Think of the Amazon.com and walmart goods which lose value rapidly, such as some appliance or consumer item that lasts on average anywhere from a 90 days to 10 years. Consumer durables (cars, appliances) should last 3 or more years. As a result, lives are spent trying to secure the cost of living. This contributes to financial insecurity. Financial insecurity can strike on the reptilian brain of humans, causing other societal problems.

	We can probably agree that lifetime design would add significant value - a considerable 10-100x the value! Imagine you can upgrade your goods, or modify them, for as long as you like. Due to modular, lifetime design - design for disassembly and serviceability. Critical modules from consumer goods should be readily replaceable, and standardizes, and open design.		We can probably agree that lifetime design would add significant value - a considerable 10-100x the value! Imagine you can upgrade your goods, or modify them, for as long as you like. Due to modular, lifetime design - design for disassembly and serviceability. Critical modules from consumer goods should be readily replaceable, and standardizes, and open design.

Marcin: /* Purpose */

2024-04-12T02:47:02Z

Purpose

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	To achieve lifetime design, flexible manufacturing must be implemented. This could be in the form of [[Open Sector]] enterprises which focus on humanity, not profit. Wealth distribution to all - by retaining wealth in products - and retaining wealth in communities. In a flexible manufacturing enterprise, a wide array of products can be made efficiently. More generalized parts would be used. Much [[Technological Recursion]] would be achieved so that many parts and technologies could be produced locally from abundant and recycled materials. Thus, repair costs could go down - if design follows open, modular standards. Highly flexible production within [[Integrated Enterprise]] would be required. The basic concept of cost reduction by integrated enterprise is that with a 100x the product line, [[Construction Set Approach]], [[Modularity]], [[Technological Recursion]], fully [[Circular Economy]], [[Open Sector Enterprise]] - access to wealth becomes highly distributed. The open sector enterprise would have to do a superior job in terms of making popular participation in the design process universally accessible - so that people can take collaboration with advanced machines readily. Thereby, the promise remains one of ready access to self-production by automation, rapid learning, CNC assist, robotic assist, [[Rapid Learning Facilities]], etc.		To achieve lifetime design, flexible manufacturing must be implemented. This could be in the form of [[Open Sector]] enterprises which focus on humanity, not profit. Wealth distribution to all - by retaining wealth in products - and retaining wealth in communities. In a flexible manufacturing enterprise, a wide array of products can be made efficiently. More generalized parts would be used. Much [[Technological Recursion]] would be achieved so that many parts and technologies could be produced locally from abundant and recycled materials. Thus, repair costs could go down - if design follows open, modular standards. Highly flexible production within [[Integrated Enterprise]] would be required. The basic concept of cost reduction by integrated enterprise is that with a 100x the product line, [[Construction Set Approach]], [[Modularity]], [[Technological Recursion]], fully [[Circular Economy]], [[Open Sector Enterprise]] - access to wealth becomes highly distributed. The open sector enterprise would have to do a superior job in terms of making popular participation in the design process universally accessible - so that people can take collaboration with advanced machines readily. Thereby, the promise remains one of ready access to self-production by automation, rapid learning, CNC assist, robotic assist, [[Rapid Learning Facilities]], etc.

	The basic promise is		The basic promise is one of imagining: what would happen if the cost of living was guaranteed to everyone? But without a welfare state - and instead replaced by a condition where anyone could produce anything on demand? What would people then do with their lives, if they were freed to unjob to pursue their passions? This is completely possible today, though much struggle and violence still remains with respect to resources, and people still cannot get along. Mutually assured abundance could certainly help to remedy this condition.

	=Overview=		=Overview=

Marcin: /* Purpose */

2024-04-12T02:44:46Z

Purpose

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	We can probably agree that lifetime design would add significant value - a considerable 10-100x the value! Imagine you can upgrade your goods, or modify them, for as long as you like. Due to modular, lifetime design - design for disassembly and serviceability. Critical modules from consumer goods should be readily replaceable, and standardizes, and open design.		We can probably agree that lifetime design would add significant value - a considerable 10-100x the value! Imagine you can upgrade your goods, or modify them, for as long as you like. Due to modular, lifetime design - design for disassembly and serviceability. Critical modules from consumer goods should be readily replaceable, and standardizes, and open design.

	To achieve lifetime design, flexible manufacturing must be implemented. This could be in the form of [[Open Sector]] enterprises which focus on humanity, not profit. Wealth distribution to all - by retaining wealth in products - and retaining wealth in communities. In a flexible manufacturing enterprise, a wide array of products can be made efficiently. More generalized parts would be used. Much [[Technological Recursion]] would be achieved so that many parts and technologies could be produced locally from abundant and recycled materials. Thus, repair costs could go down - if design follows open, modular standards.		To achieve lifetime design, flexible manufacturing must be implemented. This could be in the form of [[Open Sector]] enterprises which focus on humanity, not profit. Wealth distribution to all - by retaining wealth in products - and retaining wealth in communities. In a flexible manufacturing enterprise, a wide array of products can be made efficiently. More generalized parts would be used. Much [[Technological Recursion]] would be achieved so that many parts and technologies could be produced locally from abundant and recycled materials. Thus, repair costs could go down - if design follows open, modular standards. Highly flexible production within [[Integrated Enterprise]] would be required. The basic concept of cost reduction by integrated enterprise is that with a 100x the product line, [[Construction Set Approach]], [[Modularity]], [[Technological Recursion]], fully [[Circular Economy]], [[Open Sector Enterprise]] - access to wealth becomes highly distributed. The open sector enterprise would have to do a superior job in terms of making popular participation in the design process universally accessible - so that people can take collaboration with advanced machines readily. Thereby, the promise remains one of ready access to self-production by automation, rapid learning, CNC assist, robotic assist, [[Rapid Learning Facilities]], etc.

			The basic promise is

	=Overview=		=Overview=

Marcin: /* Purpose */

2024-04-12T02:41:04Z

Purpose

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	We can probably agree that lifetime design would add significant value - a considerable 10-100x the value! Imagine you can upgrade your goods, or modify them, for as long as you like. Due to modular, lifetime design - design for disassembly and serviceability. Critical modules from consumer goods should be readily replaceable, and standardizes, and open design.		We can probably agree that lifetime design would add significant value - a considerable 10-100x the value! Imagine you can upgrade your goods, or modify them, for as long as you like. Due to modular, lifetime design - design for disassembly and serviceability. Critical modules from consumer goods should be readily replaceable, and standardizes, and open design.

			To achieve lifetime design, flexible manufacturing must be implemented. This could be in the form of [[Open Sector]] enterprises which focus on humanity, not profit. Wealth distribution to all - by retaining wealth in products - and retaining wealth in communities. In a flexible manufacturing enterprise, a wide array of products can be made efficiently. More generalized parts would be used. Much [[Technological Recursion]] would be achieved so that many parts and technologies could be produced locally from abundant and recycled materials. Thus, repair costs could go down - if design follows open, modular standards.

	=Overview=		=Overview=

Marcin: /* Purpose */

2024-04-12T02:37:05Z

Purpose

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	Lifetime design is a prerequisite for democracy. Overstatement? Not really. With design-for-obsolescence - the result is an ongoing treadmill of replacement cost at a regular interval. The value of a product literally becomes zero once something breaks - even if 90-99% of the parts in it are perfectly sound. Think of the Amazon.com and walmart goods which lose value rapidly, such as some appliance or consumer item that lasts on average anywhere from a ~~year~~ to 10 years. Consumer durables (cars, appliances) should last 3 or more years. As a result, lives are spent trying to secure the cost of living. This contributes to financial insecurity, and ~~financial insecurity contributes to political~~ and		Lifetime design is a prerequisite for democracy. Overstatement? Not really. With design-for-obsolescence - the result is an ongoing treadmill of replacement cost at a regular interval. The value of a product literally becomes zero once something breaks - even if 90-99% of the parts in it are perfectly sound. Think of the Amazon.com and walmart goods which lose value rapidly, such as some appliance or consumer item that lasts on average anywhere from a 90 days to 10 years. Consumer durables (cars, appliances) should last 3 or more years. As a result, lives are spent trying to secure the cost of living. This contributes to financial insecurity. Financial insecurity can strike on the reptilian brain of humans, causing other societal problems.

			We can probably agree that lifetime design would add significant value - a considerable 10-100x the value! Imagine you can upgrade your goods, or modify them, for as long as you like. Due to modular, lifetime design - design for disassembly and serviceability. Critical modules from consumer goods should be readily replaceable, and standardizes, and open design.

	=Overview=		=Overview=