Comments by "Doncarlo" (@doujinflip) on "Why don’t companies want you to repair your stuff? - Aaron Perzanowski" video.

  1. The whole premise of recycling comes from this customer gaslighting for corporate waste. Yes, the whole campaign behind the ♻ symbol was meant to "empower" (but really shame) consumers into accepting the failures of the plastics industry to figure out how to ecologically dispose of their waste.
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  2. It's too bad Fairphone can only ship within Europe. It might have been my next phone, especially as my old LG struggles with modern software bloat.
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  3. If you're fixing aircraft, you're likely one of those "certified mechanics" officially allowed to take wrench apart a plane. Although it's a government certification instead of a corporate one, ensuring that what you put aloft over us all uses properly procured and documented parts.
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