“Right to Repair” is a huge issue for a lot of stuff.
I like to build my own computers. If something breaks, or if I want an upgrade, I just open it up and do what needs to be done. That’s fine for a PC but less good for Apple products.
Cars, TVs, lot of other stuff. Once upon a time, young people just grew up learning how to fix things. Nowadays, it’s almost illegal.
Where is your wafer fab? ;-D
Another big part to it is that things are made very, very inexpensively with robots. If I can buy a brand new microwave for $50, what kind of labor rate can a repairmen expect to charge when the alternative is a brand new one, made by robots instead of hand made by people with highly valuable time.
Cars, TVs, lot of other stuff. Once upon a time, young people just grew up learning how to fix things. Nowadays, it’s almost illegal.
My dad built a HeathKit TV, took him about 2 years to do it.