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Too many products are easier to throw away than fix—consumers deserve a 'right to repair' (techxplore.com)

submitted 8 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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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[–] Overzeetop@sopuli.xyz 66 points 8 months ago (13 children)

You know what needs to be added to this? Cars. The amount of body damage needed to “total” most cars is almost trivial these days.

[–] smackmyballsoff@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 8 months ago

When I buy a vehicle, I touch it, if it's solid metal hey awesome, if it's plastic or fiber whatever I just nope out because I've seen what happens when they're in the smallest of accident.

I can pull a ding out of metal, or even just stop by pull apart and pop a replacement door or whatever off something similar. Can't do that when half the frame shatters in impact, might as well buy another car which is exactly what they want us to do

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