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Encyclopedia > DIY ethic

The DIY ethic (do it yourself ethic) refers to the ethic of being self-reliant and doing things yourself as opposed to paying others to do it. The term can indicate "doing" anything from home improvements and repairs to healthcare, from publication to electronics. See also: DIY Network, a cable TV network. ... Self-Reliance is an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson. ...


DIY questions the supposed uniqueness of the expert's skills, and promotes the ability of the ordinary person to learn to do more than he or she thought was possible.

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Punk culture

The DIY ethic is loosely tied to punk ideology and anticonsumerism, in as much as it amounts to a rejection of the idea that one must always purchase the things that one wants or needs from others. The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Anti-consumerism is the rejection of consumerism. ...


The DIY punk ethic can also extend to how any group or individual applies DIY political stances to daily life—especially how they avoid contributing to institutions they see as exploitative. These efforts include converting cars to run on biodiesel or vegetable oil, learning bicycle repair, sewing/repairing/modifying clothing, starting gardens, dumpster diving, etc. DIY is sometimes simply a way of finding ad hoc solutions to problems that are otherwise usually solved with wealth or corporate support. Often though DIY involves a more sustained learning experience which seeks to replace the means for producing goods and services traditionally sought in a money economy to a more permanent extent. Thus DIY is in a broad sense an economic model. Skill sharing is a central aspect of DIY culture and practice. This article is about transesterified plant and animal oils. ... Waste Vegetable Oil which has been filtered. ... Dumpster diving is the practice of rummaging through trash, whether commercial or residential, to find items of use that have been discarded. ...


On the Internet

Technological advances in the last ten years have made it more possible for artists to circumvent professional studios and create high-quality works themselves. Advances in media software and the proliferation of high-speed Internet have given artists of all ages and abilities from across the globe the opportunity to make their own films, records, or other content and distribute it over the web. Such works were usually displayed on a private homepage, and gained popularity through word-of-mouth recommendations or being attached to chain letters (known as viral distribution). Sites like newgrounds and deviantART allow users to post their art and receive community critique. Next generation sites like Instructables and Slip A Buck fuse together community art sites like deviantART, PunkRockDomestics [1] and the DIY punk ethic to provide a venue for do-it-yourselfers to exhibit their works and be compensated in the form of tips. The internet has also been used by the DIY community as a tool for event promotions, such as on DIYConvention.com or SeattleDIY.com. The same is also true of the music industry where organisations like the Transient Music Music collective use modern technology and the internet to be as self-sufficient as possible meaning they can share their wares online using the same computer used to record with, again, independently of commercial funding. Newgrounds is a website headquartered in Glenside, Pennsylvania, USA and created in 1995 that primarily hosts Adobe Flash animated films and games. ... deviantART is an international online artistic community. ... instructables is a website created by Eric Wilhelm, Ph. ... For other uses, see Tip (disambiguation). ... A Music Collective or Musical Collective, is a collective whos primary focus is musical output (music) or one that has a strong focus on music as a method of achieving its aims. ...


See also

In 2006 luthier Yuri Landman built the Moodswinger, a 12 string overtone guitar for Aaron Hemphill of the noiseband Liars The 3rd bridge guitar is an electric prepared guitar with an additional 3rd bridge. ... Look up amateur in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The anarchy symbol commonly used by anarcho-punks Anarcho-punk (sometimes known as peace-punk) is a subgenre of the punk rock movement consisting of groups and bands promoting specifically anarchist ideas. ... The subject of this article seems to fail one of the following consensually-accepted Wikipedia inclusion guidelines: If you are familiar with the subject matter, please expand the article to establish its notability, citing reliable sources, so as to avoid it being considered for deletion. ... Bullshit Detector was the name of a series of compilation LPs put together by the punk band Crass and released on their Crass Records label. ... Flexi disc in a magazine The flexi disc is a phonograph record made of a thin vinyl sheet with a molded-in spiral stylus groove, and is designed to be playable on a normal phonograph turntable. ... Look up Bricolage in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Cassette culture was in part an offshoot of the mail art movement of the 1970s and 1980s. ... Fugazi may refer to: an Italian slang term for something that is fake/not authentic. ... Guerrilla gigging is a technique that was first introduced by the Portuguese hip hop band 1-uik project. ... Look up home in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Minutemen were an American Punk rock band from San Pedro, California comprised of singer/guitarist D. Boon, singer/bassist Mike Watt and drummer George Hurley. ... No Wave Cinema was a nearly nine year boom (1976-1985) in underground filmmaking on the Lower East Side neighborhood of New York City. ... Remodernist film developed in the United States and the United Kingdom in the late 1990s and early 21st century and is related to the British art movement Stuckism and its manifesto, Remodernism. ... Founded by Shane Tierney, Seventh Level Records was previously known as Judas Cradle Productions from 2001-2005. ... Main articles: DIY ethic and Do it yourself DIY (or Do It Yourself) culture is a broad term used to refer to a wide range of grassroots political activism. ... The Che Cafe is a worker co-operative and social center located on the University of California, San Diego campus in La Jolla, California, USA. // History Founded in 1980 by UCSD students, the Che originally began its life as a vegetarian cafe. ... The 924 Gilman Street project, aka the Alternative Music Foundation, is the Berkeley, California street address, and the official business name, of the all-ages, non-profit, collectively organized music club usually referred to by its fans simply as Gilman. ... A basement show is a punk rock or hardcore punk show that is held in the basement of a residential home, rather than at a traditional venue. ... Mr. ... This article is about operating systems that use the Linux kernel. ...

External links

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  • [2] - Community of Artists Online
  • [3] - DIY Website with simple, Recipe-like instructions covering many projects

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Bits and Pieces Loosely Joined (2013 words)
DIY Culture is about people formulating their own lifestyles, creating their own systems, setting their own agendas, raising their own issues, using their own vocabulary and finding their own ways to deal with problems rather than waiting for someone else to do it.
DIY Culture is associated with a revival of non-violent direct action: protests against the M3 extension through Twyford Down in Hampshire were a catalyst.
Some DIY Culture is linked with the mainstream media, using innovative direct action to capture the attention of national newspapers, television and radio, thereby raising issues and stimulating debate.
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