Autopoiesis

The term autopoiesis refers to a system capable of producing and maintaining itself by creating its own parts. A cell is autopoietic because it can maintain itself and create more cells. Imagine a 3D printer that could create its own parts and other 3D printers.

An autopoietic system is self-sufficient, thus very robust. Some people describe society and communities as autopoietic, maybe even describing bitcoin as an example of autopoiesis. But forget about following definitions too strictly for a second. If you apply the concept of autopoiesis liberally to your life, does it change how you shape your environment and lifestyle, your "personal system"? Does it help you become resistant to external circumstances?

I want to have as tight a hermetic seal in my life as possible:

• Build my  house and furniture from wood that grows in my backyard. If anything needs repairing, I already have the material.
• Eat what I grow from my land, and use any food waste as compost for the land to create more food. (Or feed excess apples and crops to deer that I hunt for meat.)

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