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Cars don't fix themselves--people do. The only difference is vehicle manufacturers have convinced ignorant consumers into believing that technology has advance
by metaphor 8y ago
Cars don't fix themselves--people do.
The only difference is vehicle manufacturers have convinced ignorant consumers into believing that technology has advanced so far that only a "professional" can do it, i.e. those who hold a copy of official technical manuals.
- sametmax 8y agoPeople are happy to be convinced. They want to have their car fixed, not necessarily fix it themself. I'm a linux guy, but why do you think people buy macs ?
- metaphor 8y agoSome people enjoy paying for their Kool-Aid as much as they like drinking it, and businesses are quite adept at parting fools from their money. Try again[1][2][3], just to cite a few. [1] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/mar/06/nebraska-farmers-right-to-repair-john-deere-apple https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/mar/06/nebraska... [2] https://www.eff.org/issues/right-to-repair https://www.eff.org/issues/right-to-repair [3] https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/evmeya/apple-iphone-right-to-repair-california https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/evmeya/apple-ipho...
- sametmax 8y agoAgain, i could link to many linux initive lile you do with cars, yet i know we are a minority.