I have been following Right to Repair for a while and fully support everyone having the option (and right), and ability to repair their own purchased goods. I would love to hear what u/larossmann or u/LinusLTT thinks about my thought experiment and its possible implementation.
Say Right to Repair laws/legislation pass overwhelmingly for all industries and its now a post right to repair world for the premise of this discussion. (I'll use electronics as an example category for my questions because its interests me the most.)
- Would tech companies change the form of products to match the needed functionality and ease of being able to be repaired by a layperson? The trope Cassette futurism comes to mind . Instead of having the slimmest iphone or android device weight and dimensions increase as a necessity for repair.
- Would you support the above sacrifice of form to have the ability to repair with ease?
- Would this not create an enormous aftermarket for parts and new jobs to support the production of parts?
- Would this give companies the incentive to produce the strongest and longest lasting product "chassis" to stay market leaders?
Anyways this was just a thought experiment for you all. Personally I would 200% give up the form of a phone or personal electronic device for the ability to repair it in house. Imagine having a beefy, maybe slightly slower device, but the ability to go to a convenience store and pick up a new camera chip to throw in when it breaks or an upgrade is needed. Not necessarily talking about module based electronics because they have been tried and not that successful, but relatively simple parts with manufacturer supplied schematics in order to aid in repair and replacement. Just a thought (and possibly watching to many 80's scifi movies).
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