On: New York Senate passes Right to Repair bill

[vikingerik]

Let's interpret this the right way: this doesn't mean "we're not going to handle motor vehicles or medical", it means "motor vehicles and medical are out of scope for this measure." They can be handled separately, and that's reasonable given the greater safety concerns of those industries.

[JAlexoid → vikingerik]

Right to repair started out as a demand by farmers to be able to repair their John Deere's.

This "greater safety" concern is nothing but masquerade.

[ping_pong → vikingerik]

The best way to kill something is by saying "yes, we'll get to that next, don't worry!" and then never get to it.

[spicybright → ping_pong]

it can go both ways. Yes you're right, but making huge changes that disturb every industry makes a hell of an opposition to fight.