A bi-weekly talk show by The Restart Project, plus a monthly documentary series produced by brilliant podcaster Dave Pickering, based on fixing triumphs, heartbreaks and wisdom shared at our community repair events – called Restart Parties – here in London. We go into real depth about good and bad design, obstacles to repair of electronics, emotional aspects of ownership, environmentally irresponsible business models, and the “end of life” of our gadgets. This podcast is for you if you'd like to fix your relationship with electronics. Let’s rethink, restart.
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Restart Podcast Ep 10: Getting “closure”, saying goodbye to gadgets
Why does moving on from a mobile sometimes feel like a break up, or worse, a funeral?
We talk with Restart Party goers and with designer Joe Macleod about the end, or what he calls “closure experiences”. So much is invested in getting us started with gadgets – the marketing, sales and delivery. Then the “on-boarding” of apps, and our “engagement” with online content.
But nearly nothing is invested in helping us deal with the end. Many of us obey that crossed-out-rubbish-bin sticker, we do not throw gadgets and appliances away. We hide them away in our houses.
Then, equally, many of us are quite able to move on. Especially with certain kinds of devices, we throw things away with no regrets. But this carefree discarding also represents a lack of closure.
Links
- Joe Macleod’s site closureexperiences.com
- Braungart and McDonough Cradle to Cradle
- Becker The Denial of Death
- KIA’s seven year warranty
[Featured image “Answer Your Telephone” Flickr user srietzke is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0]
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