Comments by "Lautaro Quiroga" (@LautaroQ2812) on "" video.
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So... I guess fighting for right to repair while noble, is kind of a waste of time/energy in the long run and is it fair to say, that instead, we should aim for laws or things to let OTHERS do their products, that might aim for repairability and pay them instead of trying to get Samsung (or others) to be "fair and reasonable" with their parts cost?
In simple terms: It feels like the battle has shifted and now instead of trying to do anything about the big competitors, the focus should be in trying to be as efficient as possible for smaller competitors to set up shop and start producing so we could, maybe, buy from them instead and say screw you to Samsung.
But I also can understand how a good-willed small company is not going to get anywhere if they only have 100 autistic customers willing to put up with bugs and lack of features because said company is small, just starting, doesn't have the resources or the 20 years experience that others might have and thus producing an inferior product, sort of speak.
How could we go about this?
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@SharienGaming That's a great take and I agree with it. But also an optimistic/idealistic one (that isn't bad or wrong, just pointing it out) and at least from what I heard from Louis, which is one of the "ultimate guys" pushing this forward, was that there wasn't much choice despite the fight. The reasoning for my previous question, was something along the lines of "So should we keep spending time and energy on this if the outcome is negative/useless?".
Like if someone has cancer, chemo and radiation is the cure. It's not a guaranteed one, but it's the assured "might work". In this case, it feels we're all Sandra Bullock in a terrible birds movie with a box, wandering aimlessly and just shooting air. Unlike the example, in this case, are we sure that chipping away at it and things like that will (or even might) work? Or is it just a utopian speculation?
I'm not saying "don't do it". This is about values and principles, and fighting for those is always costly and draining without much positive lookout on the near. I know that, that's life. It's very commendable. But also you can't ask that from everyone. Some people do it more than others. Others get tired or scared or both (depending). The cliché example is that a 17 years old who knows how to code will be up in arms in FOSS making stuff, while the jaded 30+ years old understand that convenience is also good when you don't even have 3 hours of free time in your day.
You get the point.
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