TLDR is, now looking back at the whole image, Louis thinks he hasn’t been able to do enough impact on industry, and it could have been better place without him.
I personally do not agree. I’ve always seen him as the face of Right To Repair movement. He has done a significant work on this field, and without Louis and passionate people like him, the industry would most certainly be worst than ever.
But unfortunately, this is the most one person can do. Average person simply doesn’t care, and those who do, they are largely outnumbered. These companies are bigger than most countries, and have huge impact on world economy. Therefore, governments can’t do (often, willingly, don’t even try) much about their anti-consumer behaviors.
It is quite heartbreaking to see these kind of "self-questioning"s from the “right to repair guy” himself, but I simply can’t blame him! He has been doing this advocacy for 15 years now, and unfortunately, it has only gotten worst. I doubt if the field will change to the better. Advancements will happen, but in its current form - consumers are just consumers. We have lost our particularity, and these corporations are fighting for us our attention span.
What do you think? Is there a light at the end, or are we living in it’s best times?
We have already moved past the best times. Gone are the days when something is your’s 100%, ancient scriptures are the manuals about repairing a product. With the alarm bells blaring around us we are still slipping evermore towards a throw-away society. People won’t care, they can’t. We have been enabled by convenience for so long we can no longer do without.
At this point, ourbsystens across every industry are bloated and rotting. Anti-consumer practices are abound and everything exists to shove as much money as possible into the pockets of a few. There is no wound left to cauterize. It all must give way now, so that we can start over. And you bet your sweet ass the egregors that lead us here will still be clinging to the minds of people.
Yes… I totally agree. I also think there will always be some sacred, little places, just like an oasis in a desert. They will be inaccessible, expensive, or maybe one day illegal, but they will exist, and it is my hope on this issue.