There was a time when the family washing machine would last decades, with each breakdown fixed by the friendly local repair person. But those days are long gone.

Too many products are easier to throw away than fix—consumers deserve a ‘right to repair’::There was a time when the family washing machine would last decades, with each breakdown fixed by the friendly local repair person. But those days are long gone.

  • Gerula@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    8 months ago

    Essentially all the products where the following is true:

    (cost of parts + cost of repair work) is comparable to the cost of the new product. (that means ≥ or slightly lower)

    All those features you would like are great but hurt the profits so you won’t get them, sorry.