> First: I can't imagine not finishing Zen -- it is among my top ten books.
Well, I'm making a second attempt. I really liked it the first time, but it requires a certain state of enjoy -- skim reading it just won't do.
I think Pirsig would understand why it took me years. He makes a point about slowness and not rushing things, the journey vs the destination.
> I also don't want the kind of phone right to repair would force me to have.
So you're in John Sutherland's camp, with his trusty BMW R60 that requires no involvement on his part -- till it does, of course, and it frustrates him.
Re:Right to Repair Gaining Momentum
by fartcannon on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @12:01PM
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I'll be you they find a way to keep the phones looking the way you want while still making them repairable. I'll bet you all that cant-be-done stuff is excuses and bullshit.
Second: I agree, no one should be forced to be "powerless" about the hardware they own. But right to repair is exactly that: I don't want a phone with a detachable battery and upgradable memory -- that means the phone isn't waterproof and/or is much thicker and heavier. I don't want to force people to have the phone I prefer, but I also don't want the kind of phone right to repair would force me to have.