DIY ethic

DIY stands for "do it yourself", as opposed to paying a professional to do it for you. DIY once just referred to hardware stores in Britain that supplied amateur repair people with tools. Today the term can indicate "doing" anything from healthcare to interior design, from publication to electronics. The DIY ethic is loosely tied to punk and various anticonsumerist movements, inasmuch as it amounts to a rejection of the idea that one must always purchase the things that one wants or needs from others. DIY questions the uniqueness of the expert's expertise, and promotes the ability of the ordinary person to learn to do more than he or she thought was possible.

See also

• Anarcho-punk
• Bullshit Detector
• Bone (recording)
• Cassette culture
• Guerilla gig
• No Wave Cinema
• Remodernist Film
• ABC No Rio
• mashup
• DIY Culture