For me, right to to repair isn't just about ewaste, and preventing corporate gouging.

It's about mental health. Being able to fix your gadgets is therapeutic. Empowering. Good for the soul.

In a world full of complex technology it's easy to feel small and helpless. And maybe I'm too much of an idealist, but I think that if everyone could experience the joy of fixing or modifying a gadget now and then we'd all be a little more open minded, a little more daring. A little harder to push around.

@futurebird

Have you read "Unauthorized bread"?

https://www.defectivebydesign.org/blog/doctorows_novella_unauthorized_bread_explains_why_we_have_fight_drm_today_avoid_grim_future

More focused on DRM than repairability, but modifying your devices as an act of joyful power made me think of it.

Doctorow's novella "Unauthorized Bread" explains why we have to fight DRM today to avoid a grim future | Defective by Design