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Too many products are easier to throw away than fix—consumers deserve a 'right to repair' (techxplore.com)

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Too many products are easier to throw away than fix—consumers deserve a 'right to repair'::There was a time when the family washing machine would last decades, with each breakdown fixed by the friendly local repair person. But those days are long gone.

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[–] xts@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'd argue security updates are not needed too.

lol tell that to the people still running Windows XP/7 with an internet connection, it’s definitely false for them too