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> The author made this story available to Medium members only.

Looks like it was the author's decision. +1 on the irony.

Is it ironic, though? "Right to repair" has to do with freedom, sure, but not free-as-in-beer. It doesn't mean "it costs me no money to repair things". It means "I am not prevented from repairing things". Selling stuff - including selling writing - is not incompatible with the right to repair.

> Selling stuff - including selling writing - is not incompatible with the right to repair.

apple also sells kits to repair (and components). Except they do so with high expense, such that they make the same or higher margins on those components than a new buy.

No, i don't believe that information should be gated. The right to repair requires free information, open standards, and commodity components.

True that. We are just incredibly spoiled on that part of freedom.

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