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Louis explains its a david vs goliath situation, tech companies pay lobbyists to argue against right to repair. Small working repair shops cant afford to travel
by IronWolve 5y ago
Louis explains its a david vs goliath situation, tech companies pay lobbyists to argue against right to repair. Small working repair shops cant afford to travel to these meetings, and not get paid.
This is why the fund raiser, the public needs lobbyists to represent them against the corporate lobbyists.
Its also bad that these companies are funding/donating to politicians to go against the publics interest.
- joshspankit 5y agoFor a really stellar example, see the Washington Right to Repair hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBR8IvXVwsE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBR8IvXVwsE (Lewis at 15:10) At one point a senator asks why someone should be restricted from replacing a fan on a broken Xbox, the lobbyist said (paraphrasing) "I hear what you're saying and am not listening, but let's do the real talking in private" Here's a breakdown of the exchange between the senator and the lobbyist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd3Qa9tlA3o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd3Qa9tlA3o
- joshspankit 5y ago(How Lewis comes in to this: he primed the discussion by giving some great and down-to-earth analogies at the beginning of the hearing)