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E-Bike Industry Blames Consumers For Fires In Effort To Undermine ‘Right To Repair’ Laws (www.techdirt.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Remontoire@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Countless companies and industries enjoy making up scary stories when it comes to justifying their opposition to making it easier to repair your own tech. Apple claims that empowering consumers and bolstering independent repair shops will turn states into “hacker meccas.” The car industry insists that making it easier and cheaper to repair modern cars will be a boon to sexual predators.

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[–] Techmaster@lemm.ee 26 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The car industry insists that making it easier and cheaper to repair modern cars will be a boon to sexual predators.

"I just fixed my own car, now I'm off to go rape someone."

[–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Chicks dig aftermarket accessories?

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Let's counter that with Prius. Featuring built-in virginity protector.

[–] Remavas@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

I've never thought about it this way before. This must be why some places refuse to invest in public transport. Just imagine the consequences if they didn't even need to fix their cars at all