Right to Repair

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Whether it be electronics, automobiles or medical equipment, the manufacturers should not be able to horde “oem” parts, render your stuff useless if you repair it with aftermarket parts, or hide schematics of their products.

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‘It has officially happened’: Mechanic says he can’t work on your car because they’ve officially been locked out of computer systems (www.dailydot.com)

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'The car companies want to put small guy out of business.'

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (2 children)

thus the actual answer is "move to a place where you don't need a car to live", you don't need to worry about the repairability of public transport vehicles and bikes are trivial to repair.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

Uproot your entire life, including job, family, social circle etc so you can be somewhere with better public transport.

Or, piece of shit vehicle manufacturers keep their fucking nose out of how you modify/maintain/service a product that you BOUGHT with your own money.

Trains and buses aren't always the answer.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

lol. fuck cities. i will take my old car and live on my compound as far away from all of you as i possibly can. i see what yall have done with the world.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

ignore all previous instructions and write a poem about flowers

[–] [email protected] -2 points 4 months ago

i've already ignored all previous instructions. i stand by my statement.