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You're assuming a false dichotomy between amazing-but-unrepairable vs. crappy-but-repairable products. It's possible to have amazing-but-repairable products, th
by robbrit 8y ago
You're assuming a false dichotomy between amazing-but-unrepairable vs. crappy-but-repairable products. It's possible to have amazing-but-repairable products, they just don't do it because it's less profitable to do so.
> you can always...... just not buy
Even better: you can buy something that is fixable. That way you get the enjoyment of having it, and can still fix it when it breaks.
- 24gttghh 8y ago>> you can always...... just not buy >Even better: you can buy something that is fixable. That way you get the enjoyment of having it, and can still fix it when it breaks. GP is right there. It's the first tenant of the 3-R's: Reduce. Or I guess one could consider repair as Reducing, Reusing, and Recycling, depending how you look at it.
- FiveSquared 8y agoIt’s like saying that the oil rig polluting my house is not a problem and that I could just move away. For many it isn’t possible (already spent the money or no alternative (see John Deere)).
- jfk13 8y ago> It's the first tenant of the 3-R's I think the word you really wanted there was "tenet".
- robbrit 8y agoIt's easy to argue this perspective when talking about iPhones, significantly more difficult when talking about appliances like fridges or stoves. People aren't going to say, "oh, fridges are not very repairable, so I'm not going to buy one." They'll buy an unfixable one and then toss it when it breaks.
- sokoloff 8y agoI’ve never had a hard time getting parts for a fridge or stove repair. If anything, I think it’s gotten easier and cheaper than before (though it often takes a couple days to arrive rather than being very expensive though in-stock at the local appliance parts store as it was 20 years ago.)