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minus-squareblueworld@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 days agoCould happen to a more obnoxious company… Support the farmers and give them a right to repair, maybe farmers across the world will pay the expense.
minus-squareSatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 days agoBut giving the farmers the right to repair equipment they bought doesn’t increase shareholder value so why would they do that?
minus-squareCapricorn_Geriatric@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 days agoBecause in a sane world farmers would be aware of the farmer value lost, so they’d preemptively cut their losses and go do business with someone else. But alas, no.
Could happen to a more obnoxious company… Support the farmers and give them a right to repair, maybe farmers across the world will pay the expense.
But giving the farmers the right to repair equipment they bought doesn’t increase shareholder value so why would they do that?
Because in a sane world farmers would be aware of the farmer value lost, so they’d preemptively cut their losses and go do business with someone else.
But alas, no.