Mastodawn

myrmepropagandist Sep 25, 2023

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.

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derptron

@futurebird It's also about the right to fix the phone after you buy it. Most phones come with so much bloatware you can't remove it's pointless to bother upgrading. Right to repair means I can wipe that garbage and install a thinner OS. One that isn't spying on everything I do and say in its vicinity.