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 I completely agree. I'm not very technically skilled at all, but ever since I started hanging out with my boyfriend he started teaching me basic technical skills. I'm still not very good at it, but I'm at least not nearly as incompetent and ignorant as I once was and that's all I can really wish for.