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Re:Europeans get ‘right to repair’ for some electrical goods by blub on Thursday March 04, 2021 @05:02AM (#26340625)
It's ok if things are more expensive, as long as they can be repaired and last longer. That's the whole point... stopping waste.
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Re:Europeans get ‘right to repair’ for some electrical goods by alexf95 on Thursday March 04, 2021 @05:06AM (#26340644)
I think what he was referring to that it's cheaper for him to get a new one instead of repairing it? Which would defeat the whole point of repairing it completely, because no one would choose to repair instead of replacing it.
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Re:Europeans get ‘right to repair’ for some electrical goods by blub on Thursday March 04, 2021 @06:12AM (#26341023)
You can get a washing machine for 400, but it's low end, not a Miele.
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Re:Europeans get ‘right to repair’ for some electrical goods by josefx on Thursday March 04, 2021 @07:11AM (#26341383)
At which point you encounter "samuel vimes 'boots' theory of socioeconomic unfairness" and have to check if that $400 dollar machine is actually cheaper than a $1000 one in the long term.
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