@arrrg I tend to disagee...

Shure you can make the argument towards #TechIlliterates that they don't know better, but it's our failure as #TechLiterates to not just #preach and #demand #RepairableTech, but oftentimes people don't follow up their demands with actual purchase decisions.

• OFC if one only has like $100 and they can only get an unrepairable & barely working shitPhone 4 SE from 2016 that's not to blame them, because #UseLonger & #ReUse is better than #Recycle or #BuyANewOne...

In #capitalism, the #users and #consumers do have #choices and they can decide to #unionize and collectively #refuse to buy or use garbage.

• The fact that #Microsoft is not being flooded with lawsuits for literally including #Govware #Backdoors in their #CryptoAPI - [not to mention their latest #Spyware named #Recall in their #Malware-OS called #Windows11 ] is inexcuseable leniency at best.

#WhatYouAllowIsWhatWillContinue applies to everything and this we need to demand and force change by all means necessary to do so.

• And that starts with choosing #RepairableDesign because every sold #Fairphone and every sold @frameworkcomputer / #FrameworkLaptop is a signal that #consumers and #businesses want #RightToRepair!

OFC please do go ahead and choose #UnauthorizedRepair to keep your gear up and running as long as feasible anyway - just like I'll not toss out my still working #X230Tablet for a #Framework13 unless I literally have no other choice...