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-===== **📖 Research Group Presents: ExisTAMIalism** =====+=====  📖 Research Group Presents: ExisTAMIalism ===== 
  
-===== Existential and Philosophical Roots =====+The core philosophical and existential motivation behind deeply researching random topics at TAMI centers on radical curiosity as a form of intellectual freedom and collective meaning-making. This practice is rooted in the do-ocracy [[https://communitywiki.org/wiki/DoOcracy|[7]]] and open structure of the TAMI hackerspace, where action is driven by whoever initiates it, unrestricted by hierarchies or pre-determined research agendas[[https://www.meetup.com/tel-aviv-makers-tami|[1]]][[https://docs.telavivmakers.space|[2]]][[https://wiki.hackerspaces.org/Tel_Aviv_Makers_Intl|[4]]]. 
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 +==== Existential and Philosophical Roots ====
  
 Deeply researching a randomly chosen topic in TAMI is both a celebration and an interrogation of the meaning of knowledge and creation in the modern, interconnected world[[https://www.meetup.com/tel-aviv-makers-tami|[1]]][[https://steemit.com/photography/@freerubens/exploring-tami-the-largest-hackerspace-in-israel|[3]]]. The deliberate randomness of topic selection is a rejection of instrumental rationality—the notion that research should always serve specific, externally imposed goals (e.g., profitability, metrics, policy targets). Instead, it embraces the existential principle that meaning is constructed through engagement and self-directed inquiry.  Deeply researching a randomly chosen topic in TAMI is both a celebration and an interrogation of the meaning of knowledge and creation in the modern, interconnected world[[https://www.meetup.com/tel-aviv-makers-tami|[1]]][[https://steemit.com/photography/@freerubens/exploring-tami-the-largest-hackerspace-in-israel|[3]]]. The deliberate randomness of topic selection is a rejection of instrumental rationality—the notion that research should always serve specific, externally imposed goals (e.g., profitability, metrics, policy targets). Instead, it embraces the existential principle that meaning is constructed through engagement and self-directed inquiry. 
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 - This model echoes existentialist ideas that value emerges through the act of doing itself, rather than from a predefined utility. - This model echoes existentialist ideas that value emerges through the act of doing itself, rather than from a predefined utility.
  
-===== Technical Depth via Process Openness =====+==== Technical Depth via Process Openness ====
  
 Technically, this mode of research demands rigorous documentation and transparency because reproducibility and the raw exploration process are prioritized over polished results[[https://docs.telavivmakers.space|[2]]]. All data, failures, notes, and “false leads” are valued, inscribing meaning into technical labor itself. Technically, this mode of research demands rigorous documentation and transparency because reproducibility and the raw exploration process are prioritized over polished results[[https://docs.telavivmakers.space|[2]]]. All data, failures, notes, and “false leads” are valued, inscribing meaning into technical labor itself.
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 - Code, hardware, and notes are published in unfiltered “raw” form, inviting critique, replication, and improvement as an ongoing process, not a final product. - Code, hardware, and notes are published in unfiltered “raw” form, inviting critique, replication, and improvement as an ongoing process, not a final product.
  
-===== Democratic Knowledge and Existential Community =====+==== Democratic Knowledge and Existential Community ====
  
 This method decentralizes authority over what is considered valuable or legitimate knowledge. By allowing any member (regardless of expertise) to propose, research, and publish, TAMI operationalizes the idea that significance and innovation can arise from anywhere[[https://www.meetup.com/tel-aviv-makers-tami|[1]]][[https://docs.telavivmakers.space|[2]]]. This method decentralizes authority over what is considered valuable or legitimate knowledge. By allowing any member (regardless of expertise) to propose, research, and publish, TAMI operationalizes the idea that significance and innovation can arise from anywhere[[https://www.meetup.com/tel-aviv-makers-tami|[1]]][[https://docs.telavivmakers.space|[2]]].
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 Overall, deeply researching random topics at TAMI exemplifies a radical openness to both the world and to each other—it is a living exploration of how knowledge, community, and meaning can emerge from the freedom to explore the unknown[[https://www.meetup.com/tel-aviv-makers-tami|[1]]][[https://wiki.hackerspaces.org/Tel_Aviv_Makers_Intl|[4]]][[https://docs.telavivmakers.space|[2]]]. Overall, deeply researching random topics at TAMI exemplifies a radical openness to both the world and to each other—it is a living exploration of how knowledge, community, and meaning can emerge from the freedom to explore the unknown[[https://www.meetup.com/tel-aviv-makers-tami|[1]]][[https://wiki.hackerspaces.org/Tel_Aviv_Makers_Intl|[4]]][[https://docs.telavivmakers.space|[2]]].
  
-=====Citations:=====+====Citations:==== 
  
 [1] Tel Aviv M/Hackerspace (TAMI) Meetup Events https://www.meetup.com/tel-aviv-makers-tami [1] Tel Aviv M/Hackerspace (TAMI) Meetup Events https://www.meetup.com/tel-aviv-makers-tami
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