> If a washing machine costs £220, and a professional repair man costs £70 per hour, nobody will repair out of warranty. This is because repair doesn't scale w

> If a washing machine costs £220, and a professional repair man costs £70 per hour, nobody will repair out of warranty. This is because repair doesn't scale with automation the way manufacturing does. Repair is likely to cost far more, unless you do it yourself, and then it costs you time.