A populist wave is rising to end the 'captive' repair economy

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toss1•about 2 hours ago

Right To Repair is a fundamental of freedom from oligarchy.

It is literally the question of who owns the things we buy. Or, are we forever just de-facto renting those things, while sending all the data to the corporate overlords?

It seems obscure, but is a key element of freedom and democracy.

knollimar•about 2 hours ago

but you see, you own the hardware, but have no permission to modify the software I put on it >:)