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I actually do like standards, but I agree that they can have a negative impact on creativity. The way I see it you give up that creative freedom for mass production capabilities and simplification.There's a saying "Quantity has a quality all its own." I forget who said it, might have been Stalin, but I'm not sure. It makes sense when you think about what the Soviets were able to do with things like the T-34. Not only that, but Simplicity was another trait valued by engineers like Kalashnikov.These traits allow for easy mass production which makes things cheaper to produce especially with automation on the rise.Personally I'm surprised we haven't got this yet:
I actually do like standards, but I agree that they can have a negative impact on creativity. The way I see it you give up that creative freedom for mass production capabilities and simplification.
There's a saying "Quantity has a quality all its own." I forget who said it, might have been Stalin, but I'm not sure. It makes sense when you think about what the Soviets were able to do with things like the T-34. Not only that, but Simplicity was another trait valued by engineers like Kalashnikov.
These traits allow for easy mass production which makes things cheaper to produce especially with automation on the rise.
Personally I'm surprised we haven't got this yet:
