Hello! Zachary here (formerly known as Jaidon);

I am subscribed to a content creator who frequently goes over issues of right-to-repair. He's recently began to question whether or not consumers even own what they buy, as more manufacturers require more devices to 'phone home', so to speak, to operate properly, as well as close-sourcing their code and essentially cock-blocking third party repairs (or even in-home personal repairs, in the case of Apple, who have sued and pressed charges for such things).

However, this issue has gone from "greedy companies costing consumers money, functionality, or even basic ownership of bought devices that are advertised to work long-term", to "serious violations of human rights for the sake of that extra penny".

The short version is as follows: brain implants that allow people with serious disabilities (such as paralysis and epilepsy) to function normally are typically run by closed-source software that relies on a connection to the manufacturer's servers to operate, as well as other money-making mechanisms at the patient receiving the implant.

The long version centers around a woman who had an implant installed in 2010. This implant nearly completely neutralized a serious disability, and was forcibly removed several years later. To learn more, please view the video linked below.

The right-to-repair issue has bothered me for years, but this infuriates me. Please look at this shit, because we are on a bullet train to a dystopia and we're already in the suburbs. The more awareness we can raise for issues like this, the better a chance we have at getting legislation passed for this emerging human rights issue.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3o0B2IuS8gs