myrmepropagandistSep 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.

Show thread🚲Sep 25, 2023
@futurebird There's also a nesting/nostalgia element to it. Objects you've mended and repaired become familiar and loved. In a disposable culture, your possessions are constantly changing, as if you're adrift in a sea of materialism. There's something lovely about the well known and well worn object.
Show threadqwazixSep 27, 2023
@dx @futurebird I wrote a university thesis about this and spent 8000 words to say it badly. You managed to say it better in two 500ch (?) posts. Thank you.
Show threadVeebsSep 27, 2023
@qwazix @dx @futurebird
I'd have a look at that
Show threadcwicseolfor (has moved!)Sep 30, 2023
@qwazix
Same as above, don’t suppose the thesis exists online somewhere? Such a virtuous cycle, that #eufficiency - human joy and empowerment produced, material value and resources conserved.
@SarraceniaWilds @dx @futurebird
Show threadqwazix
@cwicseolfor I can send it to you, but it's in Greek. I'd like to translate it at some point, but after submitting it I wanted some time off
Oct 1, 2023 at 6:52amWeb
Show threadcwicseolfor (has moved!)Oct 1, 2023
@qwazix Anyone who has the tenacity to get through a thesis deserves a few years of rest, whether or not that can happen in practice. Unfortunately not one of my languages (...yet...) but if you translate it anytime going forward I can pretty safely say I won't have lost interest in the subject. Following!
(Since @SarraceniaWilds asked first - I don't suppose you read Greek?)
Show threadVeebsOct 1, 2023
@cwicseolfor @qwazix I do not!