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Too many products are easier to throw away than fix—consumers deserve a 'right to repair' (techxplore.com)
submitted 1 year ago by L4s to c/technology
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Too many products are easier to throw away than fix—consumers deserve a 'right to repair'::There was a time when the family washing machine would last decades, with each breakdown fixed by the friendly local repair person. But those days are long gone.

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[–] Mojojojo1993 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Agree. Everything should be upgradedable.

I don't need a new phone. I need new batteries and new motherboard or soc.

Houses are upgraded. Cars and everything should be too

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Exactly. Not sure why cars are the exception other than profit

Though in retrospect I do retract, or admit maybe my view on only allowing cars that go to 70 mph is flawed, can't hate on people that want fast cars, it's up to them if they want to upgrade and have something nice, I do too, but it is definitely excessive