[joshspankit]

Only at the point at which they themselves cannot repair it.

If one human can repair it, so can other humans. They can argue “safety” all day but there is nothing magical about certification.

[threeseed]

> If one human can repair it, so can other humans

Not all humans are created equal.

Repairing a mechanical watch for example requires fine motor skills, decent eyesight, impeccable patience etc.

And modern day electronics are fast approaching that level of complexity.

[joshspankit]

> Repairing a mechanical watch for example requires fine motor skills, decent eyesight, impeccable patience etc.

No. What I said was that certifying someone does not give them magical abilities.

Two people who have equal motor skills, eyesight, and patience (etc) have equal ability to repair. The one without official training just has to learn through experience.

[Schroedingersat]

There is nothing about the use of microchips that forces you to make the way in paper thin glass glued to the case. We invented PCBs for a reason.