Submitted by Sorin61 t3_y795hi in technology
Ginguraffe t1_isuhsnp wrote
Reply to comment by Interesting-Month-56 in FTC Wants to Add Right to Repair to Existing Energy Saving Rules by Sorin61
Wouldn’t it just be better to require devices to come with like a 3 year warranty at no extra cost? Why does the average user need to be able to repair intricate miniaturized electronics themselves to get the benefit of a lasting product?
The idea of Right to Repair seems completely disconnected from the needs and preferences of the vast majority of consumers.
Blobbity-Blobbit t1_isyx7c8 wrote
Well, the idea of right to repair is not necessarily so that every single user can personally fix their stuff, but more that you could take it to a third-party repair shop without worrying about the thing bricking itself when it detects third-party crap, and other situations like that. People who want to fix their stuff should be able to, and people who don’t can go to a repair shop that doesn’t charge half the cost of the thing to repair a tiny piece of it
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