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Old 9th Jan 2019, 11:12 pm   #25
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Default Re: Changing the throw away culture BBC News today.

I'd like to be optimistic about this subject but in the last few decades both the globalising minimum production cost culture and the liability culture have become far more prominent. Manufacturers will all be wary (to say the least) of letting anyone have a go at their stuff down the line- and, more than most I suspect, on the forum we've all come across the aftermath of those whose confidence exceeded competence, all too frequently dangerously so. Besides, you don't need to be a revolutionary or a conspiracy theorist to be aware that good intentions are all too often greatly diluted or kicked into the long grass by the pressure of vested interests.

I'll endeavour to keep things going where possible and worthwhile, though, (and sometimes just for the satisfaction and learning) and this forum and others have been invaluable in that respect.
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