Re:Europe Wants a ‘Right to Repair’ Smartphones and Gadgets
by 9HZZRfNlpR on Friday March 13, 2020 @10:51AM
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We don't have to accept it, people aka the power of majority does the rules. I see no benefits or the people shilling it are doing a bad job. Either way it's for us to accept it or make the concepts.
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Re:Europe Wants a ‘Right to Repair’ Smartphones and Gadgets
by mathnovice on Friday March 13, 2020 @11:37AM
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You are wrong. While the majority can create the rules the people that matter aren't the majority but creators and skilled professionals. When someone creates something they have absolute power over it until they reveal it to the world. They can even choose to destroy what they create rather than reveal it.
When the majority (consumers) decide they want everything for free and that they want absolute power over the creations of others creators will simply stop revealing what they create and stop making their creations available for purchase. Instead creating things for private use.
Re:Europe Wants a ‘Right to Repair’ Smartphones and Gadgets
by pessimizer on Friday March 13, 2020 @01:11PM
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> When someone creates something they have absolute power over it until they reveal it to the world.
The vast majority of these "creators and skilled professionals" are doing work for hire for the same people who own everything else, and have absolutely no control over the product of their labor.
Re:Europe Wants a ‘Right to Repair’ Smartphones and Gadgets
by jeremyjh on Friday March 13, 2020 @05:28PM
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It doesn't matter whether the creator underwrites their own costs or a corporation does it, the same problem applies. If those who fund creative works cannot collect returns on their investment they will stop funding the work.