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Right to Repair
Long Read, Ethnography Noah van Hart Long Read, Ethnography Noah van Hart

Right to Repair

This study of the Washington State Legislature’s Senate Environment, Energy & Technology Committee public hearing on SB 5799, An act relating to fair servicing and repair of digital electronic products, was preformed to gain a deeper understanding of the viewpoints and experiences surrounding right-to-repair activities and help inform the direction in which further research into repairability and sustainability should take.

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Societal Failure of Sustainably
Med. Read, Essay Noah van Hart Med. Read, Essay Noah van Hart

Societal Failure of Sustainably

In the current state of society, we have been consumed by trends and capitalism. Everyone is quick to jump to the next new and fresh thing and throw out old or worn items. Wastefulness and planned obsolescence have become the norm rather than a culture that respects the planet and property by fixing, reusing, or effectively recycling our products. The current norm of sending much of our waste to dumps creates toxic chemicals that leach into the ground and pollute our atmosphere, starting garbage fires and ruining groundwater.

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Good Design & Technological Change
Long Read, Essay Noah van Hart Long Read, Essay Noah van Hart

Good Design & Technological Change

While society grows and vastly changes with new societal innovations, the relationship in which well-designed products attract users remains unchanged. First, defining what relationships exist to create a well-designed product, the relationships proven by established designers will show consistent with front of the line innovation, exemplified here in the Tesla Model S.

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