• @Fondots@lemmy.world
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        311 month ago

        The more difficult it is to repair something, the less possible it becomes to repair it.

        Damn-near anything is possible to repair with the right training and equipment but there is a very wide spectrum between what an average person can do with tools they can easily pick up at any hardware store for cheap and a little common sense and some YouTube videos to guide them, and repairs that require specialist knowledge and equipment.

        When something is made more difficult to repair, it slips further into that specialist end of the spectrum, so it’s possible for less people.

        • Ulrich
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          31 month ago

          The more difficult it is to repair something, the less possible it becomes to repair it.

          That’s not true.

          what an average person can do with tools they can easily pick up at any hardware

          The tools someone has has nothing to do with difficulty.

              • @Fondots@lemmy.world
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                61 month ago

                You could use pliers, you could very carefully hit the corners of the head in a clockwise direction with a hammer, you could spend a lot of time training the strength in your hand and arm to tighten it by hand, you could use a dremel, saw, or file to cut a slot into it and tighten it with a screwdriver

                But it’s a lot easier to use a wrench.

                • Ulrich
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                  11 month ago

                  That’s not repairing it, that’s just breaking it further.

                  • @Fondots@lemmy.world
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                    11 month ago

                    You know, I’m pretty certain at this point you’re trolling, but I’m curious to hear how you justify this

                    If the reason something is broken is a loose or missing bolt, how does tightening that bolt with pliers instead of a wrench equate to breaking it further?

          • @overload@sopuli.xyz
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            1 month ago

            Gonna need some elaboration on that last point. You’re saying having appropriate tools for the job and the difficulty of the job have no relationship? Are you against right to repair? It seems implicit in your comments.

            • Ulrich
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              11 month ago

              You’re saying having appropriate tools for the job and the difficulty of the job have no relationship?

              Typically not having the right tools makes it impossible, not hard.

              Are you against right to repair? It seems implicit in your comments.

              How the hell do you reach that conclusion? Where’s the logic there?