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Check This List to See if Your State Has Right-to-Repair Laws
What if we go a half-step farther and make it so they're immensely less fragile in the first place? I.e. legislate (or maybe some kinda sustainability/quality label?) that indicates it can survive a 1 meter fall without completely destroying itself? It can easily be done, and more efficient/effective if done by the original manufacturer than by a 3rd party who has to make it aftermarket installable by an end user!
I may be overreacting, but there is a danger of a slippery slope. If there is a repair procedure, yes, a monopoly on that repair procedure should not be permitted. The obvious retaliation by manufacturers is not to offer a repair procedure.
Second paragraph, "make products unrepairable", not repairable. My bad.
There are many products that wouldn't exist if this rule were implemented. How about a warning label? I always thought product graphics could use more warning labels.. "THIS PRODUCT IS KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO BE IRREPARABLE"