Repair is a revolutionary act

Calif. passes strongest right-to-repair bill yet, requiring 7 years of parts
Kevin Purdyarstechnica.com

Repair, maintenance, and restoration are about building more intimate, meaningful relationships with the things around us
Repairs store and tell stories. They are the equivalent of scars on objects.
Repaired objects help us redefine beauty.
Repair replaces wastefulness and shallowness with meaning and care.
Repairing makes us truly empowered and responsible owners of our objects as opposed to mere consumers.