Too many products are easier to throw away than fix—consumers deserve a 'right to repair' - eviltoast

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.

  • grue@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Cars are themselves a symptom of a broken system designed to maximize waste. It’s wrong that the majority of people even need one to begin with.