22 sats \ 3 replies \ @Undisciplined 1 Aug 2023 \ on: What developing technology excites you the most? (Besides Bitcoin) tech
Smart home and autonomous vehicles that can't be remote controlled by a third party
It's been really disappointing how these technologies have developed along such dystopian lines. As far as I know, there's no particular reason that they can't have consumer protections built in.
these are essential components of true sovereignty
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Not really a "technology" per se, but related to what you said, I'm excited about the "right to repair" movement. Sadly, I don't think the movement is that mainstream yet, but I agree with its principles. When you buy a product you should own it and be able to repair and configure it how you want. Maybe Google's Web Integrity Environment project will push people towards thinking about this more...
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My feeling about "Right-to-Repair" is that it would be illegitimate if we abolished intellectual property laws, which are incompatible with conventional property rights.
However, I don't see any reason why two parties couldn't agree to a transaction that comes with a condition that repairs must be done by the seller.
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