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The feds are coming for John Deere over the right to repair

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568 points rntn | 2 comments | 18 Oct 24 16:32 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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mmooss ◴[18 Oct 24 18:51 UTC] No.41882342[source]▶
What happens if the GOP wins in a couple of weeks? Would there be any way these actions can be sustainable for more than a few months?
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mindslight ◴[19 Oct 24 17:56 UTC] No.41889366[source]▶
If the incumbent conservative party loses the presidency in a few weeks, the lack of meaningful right to repair regulation over the past two decades is most certainly one of the problems that has contributed to our society being so brittle, which will amplify the destructive effects of the populist reactionaries. Really the only way out of the current pickle is to fix the longstanding problems that the reactionaries are using to rally around while also keeping them away from power so they can't pull the self destruct levers.
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1. NotPractical ◴[19 Oct 24 18:30 UTC] No.41889618[source]▶
> lack of meaningful right to repair regulation over the past two decades

https://www.theregister.com/2023/05/25/minnesota_right_to_re...

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2. mindslight ◴[19 Oct 24 20:55 UTC] No.41890722[source]▶
I don't get the point you're making in regards to my comment? It's great that things are starting to change, and perhaps all the recent attention will have affected the market in a decade. But that doesn't really change where the power dynamic is right now, and its being part of why so many people feel the authoritarian boot on their necks but have been primed to blame it on the de jure government while ignoring all of the other entities exercising coercive power. And with this topic, unfortunately I don't see how it can be fixed any way but government regulation, similar to laws about building codes, unauthorized access, breach of fiduciary duty, etc.