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> they're afraid they might make things even worse than they already are I get this, but I also think that if you're willing to spend $2000 to replace a refrig
by isoskeles 8y ago
> they're afraid they might make things even worse than they already are
I get this, but I also think that if you're willing to spend $2000 to replace a refrigerator, per the example, it's not like you can make the situation much worst.
I suppose they might think that they can harm themselves in the process, that's possible. Personally, I might only be okay with futzing around with a refrigerator because I've done it with other (smaller, seemingly less harmful) things in the past.
- elorant 8y agoI think they make the correlation between cost and complication, thus assuming that it will be too much of a trouble to fix it. Let's not forget that we live in an era where free time becomes a luxury. Someone may think that spending 20-30 hours to learn a few things about a refrigerator and locating the problem might be a waste of precious time. If you don't have an intrinsic curiosity on how things work then fixing broken devices might seem like too much of a trouble without any clear benefits.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 8y agoSure, if it really was going to take 30 hours, but that's why we have repair men.