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The Right to Repair Movement Will Keep On Fixin’ | There are many open questions regarding how the new Trump administration will handle economic policies. Some leaders of the repairability movement aren’t all that worried about it
There are many open questions regarding how the new Trump administration will handle economic policies. Some leaders of the repairability movement aren’t all that worried about it.
Wiens says an underlooked bright side of this policy might also have the effect of encouraging people to simply buy less, and focus on keeping the devices they have in working order rather than tossing them out in favor of something new and cheap. Trump has also signaled his opposition to some of the Big Tech companies—often the ones that have upset him personally —but in his last term generally made lives easier for corporations and the wealthy with tax cuts and favorable legislation. Because it turns out that even active duty military and medical equipment aren’t immune to software locks and being bricked by service updates that the user can’t fix themselves.
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