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minus-squareForestOrca@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down4·1 year agoConsider the term Wabi-Sabi. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wabi-sabi https://www.omaritani.com/blog/wabi-sabi-philosophy-teachings
minus-squareChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoTL;DR: Beauty in imperfection. Not too relevant.
minus-squareForestOrca@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoThings will degrade, it’s natural. Is this not about designing things that degrade functionally? Seemed related to me.
minus-squareChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-21 year agoThe philosophy is tangentially relevant but there’s nothing wonky or antique about this flashlight so it’s not wabi-sabi.
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.