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.

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.

  • SCB@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    We need to be more efficient with what we make across every industry

    The current situation is the result of seeking efficiencies in a market in which consumers demanded that they did not want to fix things.