I had to look up the trailer, never seen it but seems like a good movie to watch with the kids.. btw yes I agree, but what do you think would accelerate that because obviously the innovators aren't doing it on their own. Is this a case where government intervention is needed? I feel like the consumers could "vote with their dollars" but only to a certain extent. I'm not going to run off and throw my smartphone in the river and never buy one again. For me it would probably be something small like comparing companies that give the most software updates or that have the best repair scores on ifixit.

It is quite odd in the grand scheme because most civilizations prided themselves on making things that lasted the test of time, granted they didn't get this far.

Yes, right to repair usually is an expensive piece of equipment, but recently it also includes lower cost items. For example, apple will start "verifying" third party repair shops and technicians will be "apple certified" but there are many rules and limitations to what they can fix. If they don't want the tech to fix something then the phone is useless and last I checked those weren't necessarily cheap phones.

I'm sure this will apply to ipads, macbooks, imacs, etc. and those aren't cheap either. I bring this topic up because I feel it's becoming increasingly common and a deciding factor when I purchase things. When I saw the new M1 macs I have to admit I was impressed, but having built my first PC recently, I appreciate the ability to change out parts individually as opposed to having to toss something out when it goes bad.

My wife now needs a new computer and it got me thinking about this, not only as it pertains to computers but about everything.