> I suspect that a minority of people would choose to repair their old phones even if they were more repairable. Repair shops exist for this purpose. I’m not s

> I suspect that a minority of people would choose to repair their old phones even if they were more repairable. Repair shops exist for this purpose. I’m not saying every individual will repair their device themself if it breaks. That would be as out of touch as saying most people will just buy a brand new phone anytime theirs has an issue. Making things less repairable means that whether you’re willing to pay someone else or not to fix something, you will be unable to.