I agree! I've been to lots of Restart Parties where this is the whole attitude behind them. These parties and associated events are now taking place in various countries.
Unfortunately, nowadays Apple is the main alternative to MS Windows with commercial support, unless you count Android devices, but their policy is to try and stop people repairing or even upgrading their devices as much as possible.
I'm typing this on a MacBook Pro (mid 2012) running the latest non beta macOS which is Monterey, although this laptop isn't supported by Monterey. It's been called "the last fully upgradeable MacBook". In spite of this, Apple are planning to make my MacBook totally obsolete by releasing versions of macOS which are only compatible with "Apple Silicon" CPU Macs. These Macs are basically impossible to upgrade at all, due to soldering the RAM with a technique I'd never seen before last year, as well as even soldering in the SSD hard drives. I think they're impossible for the users to repair as well.
I've recently started going to meetings at a nearby repairs workshop, connected with the Restart Project. Some people there have been working on Apple devices. I think they can also help me with an Amiga A1200 repair that has just come up. This is because they've mentioned replacing surface mount components. I haven't posted a message about this on here yet, though. They're also trying to repair an ancient, sturdy looking toaster. I was startled when they mentioned something called a (ultra)sonic cleaner for repiaring liquid damage, which I'd never heard of before. I said it sounded like sonic showers in sci fi series. I think there could be some more devices from sci fi series appearing in real life soon, which would help with repairs or even replacements.
The attitude of lots of businesses is that various items are "not worth repairing". Years ago, when I had less money, I got very upset when my kettle or toaster broke down, because I knew I'd just have to buy a new one. The explanation for this is as follows. "I run a business where I charge everyone §30 per hour (§=any currency) for my valuable skills and time. The cheapest replacement toaster or kettle costs §15, but it would take me 1-2 hours, or even longer, to repair your old toaster or kettle, so just buy a nice new toaster or kettle from me for §15 or even §30 and stop wasting my valuable time!" This kind of attitude forced me to stop using my 1084S monitor after the red, green, or blue signal stopped working. Somone who was supposed to help people avoid this extortion told me a friend of his "Would charge §35 per hour just to LOOK at it!", but this was some time after I'd stopped using my 1084S and had to use an older monitor with a custom cable that someone made for me.
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