[nonrandomstring]

Don't worry. Defeated this time, but it will keep coming back again, and again, and again until it's made law, no doubt about it. We're in a different era now, and e-waste is very topical [1]. A vote against "right to repair" is a clear vote against ecological common sense. California is unfortunately in a vulnerable position with respect to climate impact. Another season of wildfires and droughts will help the naysayers see some sense.

[1] Here's an interview I did recently:

https://www.thisishcd.com/episode/andy-farnell-perils-of-e-w...

[twblalock]

The average person has spent about zero seconds in their life thinking about e-waste.

If you want to sell this bill, show voters how it will impact their wallets.

[nonrandomstring]

> If you want to sell this bill, show voters how it will impact their wallets.

I hear you, but the sad thing is the financial impact isn't really that compelling. That's because waste is effectively subsidised. Carriers will be happy to push a new handset on customers every 18 months and just absorb that in the contract fees. Repair is expensive (time consuming) in comparison. And of course they have stacked the services and tariffs to make owning older gear less attractive.

> The average person has spent about zero seconds in their life thinking about e-waste.

I'm about to find our a lot more about that as some research students are looking at e-waste solutions and their first stage is interviewing people on their gadget recycling habits. I reckon the average person does think about it, but has no information or guidance at present. Hopefully we can change that.