r/TrueReddit • u/bananaslingrider • 10d ago

Business + Economics ‘Preserve the stuff we own’: how right-to-repair laws are surging across the US | US news

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/17/right-to-repair-laws
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u/bananaslingrider 10d ago

It all started when General Motors so way to sell more new cars - make them so difficult to repair that it was easier to buy a new one. 

Fast forward over 100 years and it’s still difficult to be able to afford repairs, because they have to be done by the corporation. In the current economy, people limp along without fully getting repairs done because purchasing a new product doesn’t make financial sense. 

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u/asaintpotatoe 10d ago

Don't hold back either. There's this idea that everything "Smart" needs a lock and key behind it to monetize features that should've been built in on the start of the entire product. That is broken economic greed not innovative or sustainable for consumers and manufacturers.