Right to repair.
This is little technical subject. At least, in my opinion, it has its origins in the tech community. I don't usually talk about tech stuff here. I blog most of my tech stuff elsewhere. But today I thought otherwise.
I classify "right to repair" as a kind of consumer movement. Its probably meant to end certain business monopolies certain giant corporations have over their products which locks consumers, deny them of certain freedoms governing how they are able to use/repair that product.
I am all for it. I like the idea that my mobile phone, for e.g. can work the same way 30 years from now, and, if at all there were some problems, it is going to be "fixable". Same can be said about, say, a microwave oven that belonged to a grand mother that lived two or three generations before ours.
But just think about consumers for a minute. Its a small segment of humanity; people who earn, buy things, homes, cars, medicines, health care, etc. To them "right to repair" sounds like some kind of freedom. There is some meaning in fighting for a cause, admist such like-minded "similar" group of people.
But please don't rub this "right" into the faces of the other half of humanity; they are not this relatively "privileged". Many "such" people simply struggle to make it through the day.
What is more dark is that I can only shrug at this sad state of humanity, and, move on with my life. Because, that is what is practical.
Yes, it is sad.
When you try to confront the challenges of people suffering from various vices of humanity - like poverty, disease, injustice, etc and their problems become yours, there is some risk. You'd either end up estranged from your family, friends, or, loved ones. Or worse, you could end up putting them in danger.
But what can we do?
I am stopping short here. Perhaps I might get the inspiration to continue on this thread in the future. Perhaps not. But in any case believe that "life is good".
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