The Right to Repair
维修的权利
When a phone or a washing machine breaks, the cheapest and quickest response is often to replace it. Manufacturers rarely publish the spare parts or the repair instructions that would make a repair possible.
手机或洗衣机坏了，最省钱的做法常常是直接换一台新的。而厂商很少公布那些配件和维修说明 —— 少了它们，修就无从谈起。
This pattern costs households real money and produces enormous amounts of electronic waste. A device that could easily last ten years is thrown away after three.
这种模式既让家庭多花钱，也产生了海量垃圾。一台本可以用十年的设备，三年就被丢掉了。
Several governments have begun to require manufacturers to provide spare parts and repair manuals. The rules are new, but the underlying idea is old: buyers should be able to keep what they own working.
好几个国家的政府已经开始要求厂商提供配件和维修手册。规定是新的，道理却很旧：买下来的东西，买主应该有权让它继续能用。
Repair also has a social side that is easy to overlook. In repair cafes, strangers sit together, share their tools, and learn that a broken object is not yet rubbish.
维修还有社会性的一面。在「维修咖啡馆」里，陌生人坐在一起、共用工具，并发现：坏掉的东西还不算垃圾。