Containerization has basically resisted last-mile and democratization. We used a 16-foot container in one move (1-800 pack rats) and it was okay but a low-agency experience. I know people who relocate to other continents sometimes rent entire containers or share with others.
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But the typical 40 foot container is just too big (=3br house). Though containers are measured in 20-foot equivalents (TEUs), actual 20-footers are now rare... and still too big a unit for consumer-scale life.
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The original container totally revolutionized civilization and sparked globalization. But only at enterprise scale. Like mainframes in computing. We need a PC/mobile revolution for containerization.
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As Feynman noted, there’s a lot of room at the bottom. Micro-containerization is the answer to all our problems. Just like homeownership was the answer to everything in 1945 or whenever.
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You could open a whole world of sharing too. Like my gym or workshop or telescope might each be a box. I might presently be somewhere I can’t use any of them. Make them rentable. Airbnb for stuff. In a box.
Don’t even need to own or assemble myself. REIT the stuff.
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I think has been thinking about a version of this stuff for the storage piece.
Basically... unbundle and rebundle “home” as a set of functional boxes.
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These thoughts inspired by an annoyingly stupid family logistics situation we’re dealing with, involving sorting/moving/trashing stuff via remote control 2000 miles away, and dealing with idiotic issues of mailing keys around, figuring out who can be trusted to do what, etc.
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As with intranet opsec, we need to move from a perimeter based security/permissions model to an asset-based one. Stuff like Amazon Key is transitional tech at best. You don’t want smart homes. You want dumb stuff in smart boxes in dumb homes. amazon.com/gp/help/custom
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The home is now like an ownership middle-mile dumb pipe between ownership and lifestyle.
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