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You're so, so right. It's an ecological disaster in the making, and by repairing things we essentially deskill the citizenry—we've far fewer repairers and tradespeople nowadays—and we concentrate knowledge in the hands of large multinationals (at expense of information being open to everyone). Take John Deere's proprietary tractors or Apple proprietary iPhone for instance—no one is allowed to repair them except those authorized by these manufacturers.

It's a damned disgrace. No wonder there's 'Right to Repair' movements starting up everywhere. They need our full support.




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