Every two years, 99% of voters here in the US choose to put their stamp of approval on capitalism. Then they inexplicably clutch their pearls when capitalists do capitalist things, as if it’s somehow shocking.
Looks like public pressure brought a positive outcome in this case, so that’s something, but this is the stuff you should consider when voting for the two ruling parties.
IronKrill@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
Glad that he eventually got it fixed.
Still, these are the issues that make me question why anyone is excited for products like brain implants. The longer we can go without commercialised body modifications, the better.
t3rmit3@beehaw.org 4 weeks ago
To me, it’s why Right to Repair laws are incredibly necessary. Repair parts, manuals, everything needed to operate and maintain a sold product should be mandated as “must be available to buy from the patent-holder, or the patent expires and the part is legal for anyone to manufacture”.
stealth_cookies@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
Shit like this is why we need strong regulations for anything that is a medical device that is depended on by people. I dot. Give a shit if it isn’t profitable anymore, these companies need to support their customers that may be significantly impacted if their devices don’t work.