Two kinds of instructions give us a lot of concern - medical labels and do-it-yourself products.
The easy part was the modern do-it-yourself equivalent of choosing the wallpaper.
Is this a diminution of medical paternalism or simply do-it-yourself healthcare?
The leaders of this movement were influenced by the do-it-yourself ideals emerging with new wave and punk, but did not necessarily play those musical styles.
Before embracing these new means, we need to know whether home-based telemedicine encourages responsible self-care or unnecessarily burdens patients and families with do-it-yourself homecare.
I then found out that there was a hierarchy made by some people regarding 'do-it-yourself ' versus 'pre-packaged' software.
Moreover, the content of those reasons for action is often quite similar (unlike, say, the reasons for action provided by a do-it-yourself bookcase manual).
The present gulf between people, between community and the designer may well be eventually bridged by the do-it-yourself interchangeable kit of parts.
