• Arghblarg@lemmy.ca
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    16 days ago

    True. It isn’t always about a cost/labour analysis. Sometimes I want to repair something to learn how to do it. Sometimes I want to repair something because even though ‘my time is valuable’, I hate the idea of throwing out something I know will rot in the landfill for a thousand years. Sometimes I’m just attached to the thing and afraid I won’t find a replacement that is as good (which is often the case).

    I hate our throwaway culture, it’s good to know how to fix things even if it isn’t technically ‘cost effective’ to do so.

    • SeekPie@lemm.ee
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      15 days ago

      Also, I think that you shouldn’t put a price on your free time off work? You wouldn’t be working anyway, why put a price tag on it?