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Re:Opening this article voids warranty by handrous on Tuesday November 09, 2021 @12:38PM (#29164675)
Repair culture happens when stuff's expensive and labor's cheap. Both are false and getting, uh, falser.
Re:Opening this article voids warranty by betwixthewires on Tuesday November 09, 2021 @05:04PM (#29168143)
Well, sure, if it is an organic economic/social phenomenon and the natural result of development of a society and economy, fine. But if the rise of throwaway culture were entirely organic we wouldn't have attempts to ban repair and planned obsolescence.
Re:Opening this article voids warranty by Tepix on Friday November 12, 2021 @10:40AM (#29200346)
It also happens when stuff is not readily available.