What Are the Knock on Effects of Repair Services?

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Sally Kohn: What are the knock on effects of these devices becoming less repairable? She says it's really expensive to have devices repaired in a market where repair services have essentially been monopolized. The other thing that I think people don't take into account is just the massive amount of environmental damage that comes from the lack of repair, she says.Kohn: We're talking about repair markets for consumer goods that total tens of billions of dollars a year.

Do we really own the devices we buy? ‘The Right to Repair’ author Aaron Perzanowki joins Adam to explain how companies are using their power to control the products we buy from them, even after they’ve left the store, and prevent us from repairing them ourselves. They discuss how this affects the environment, the livelihood of farmers, and the longevity of AirPods, and Aaron shares resources on how we can take power back and do our own repairs. You can purchase Aaron’s book at http://factuallypod.com/books Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.